Field geology

Field trips, outcrops, structures, and rocks in their natural locations.

	Pillow basalt in Tenerife…	…or just a spheroidal weathering?
	Dike in 3D	Dike forming a wall of rock in Tenerife.
	Half a billion year old clay	Clay from the Cambrian. Yes, soft clay.
	Migmatite from Norway	Folded migmatite near Geirangerfjord in Norway.
	Dike in the Isle of Mull	Weather, sheep, and dikes in the Isle of Mull in Scotland.
	Sandstone maze in Luxembourg	Network of narrow clefts in sandstone near Berdorf, Luxembourg.
	Volcanic mystery in Santorini	The story of a huge volcanic block in Santorini, Greece.
	Glacial arch	A glacial arch at the base of the Briksdalsbreen glacier in Norway.
	Sandstone columns in the middle of a crater	Ha-Minsara — a columnar sandstone. The Negev, Israel.
	Syncline in 3D	A syncline in 3D. The Spanish Pyrenees.
	Marvellous marble quarry in Karelia.	Ruskeala marble quarry in Karelia, Russia.
	Mysterious dunes in Estonia	Sand dunes with yet to be explained origin in Estonia.
	Alone on the volcano	A trip to Nea Kameni — new volcanic island inside the caldera of Santorini in Greece.
	The most photographed rock	The roque Cinchado in Tenerife near the volcano of Pico del Teide is definitely one of the most photographed geological foramtions. Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.
	Roses from fire	Columnar basalt in Massif Central, France and lava rosette in Tenerife, Spain.
	As it should be done	A beautiful model of a Scottish cross-section built of real rocks near the Moine Thrust Belt, Scotland.
	Pumice and scoria from Atlantis	Pumice and scoria layers in Santorini, Greece.
	Conglomerate – rock of rocks	Conglomerate in the Spanish Pyrenees.