University of Puget Sound Geology Department

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240501-the-new-zealand-city-with-a-labyrinth-of-underground-caves

The New Zealand city with a labyrinth of underground caves Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand and beneath it lies an equally sprawling network of lava caves.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-66337132

Nasa collect Rum rocks ahead of Mars space mission Scientists are gathering ancient rocks from the Isle of Rum for their similarity to rocks on Mars.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2021/10/27/the-story-behind-the-new-8000-pound-quartz-at-the-smithsonian/

The Story Behind the New 8,000-Pound Quartz at the Smithsonian A one-of-a-kind natural quartz now welcomes visitors to the natural history museum

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/black-lights-turn-this-north-carolina-mine-into-a-psychedelic-wonderland-180979899/

Black Lights Turn This North Carolina Mine Into a Psychedelic Wonderland The Bon Ami Mine’s deposits of the mineral hyalite glow fluorescent green under ultraviolet light

Happy First Day of Class, Loggers! Let the adventure begin!!!!

Some fun ideas for one last summer trip!

nps.gov/mora/learn/nature/naturalfeaturesandecosystems.htm

Natural Features - Mount Rainier National Park (U.S. National Park Service) The protection, study and management of the park's natural resources and processes is essential for achieving the park's purpose and mission goals. The park includes outstanding geologic and hydrologic resources that represent key physical elements in the park ecosystem, including glaciers and snowf...

Congratulations to the hearty 2022 Geology seniors for braving the unkind weather. You rock!

And in ancient volcanic news...

Volcanic Eruptions Helped Dinosaurs Dominate Planet Earth Massive eruptions transformed the climate in the Triassic era, creating the conditions in which dinosaurs diversified into many more species.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2021/lapalma-volcano-video-photos/

Lava burns through an island in the Atlantic as volcanic eruptions continue Scientists don’t know when the eruptions on the island of La Palma will stop.

Have you got your escape-from-an-erupting-volcano plan in place? Here is an article with a rundown of how you would need to survive the eruption of Vesuvius.

How to Escape From a Volcano Eruption If you had been in Pompeii in 79 AD, you might have tried to hunker down or escape by sea. This would be a mistake. But there is a way to safety.

Geology far from home...

Venus Lacks Plate Tectonics. But It Has Something Much More Quirky. Scientists say giant slices of rock may move across the surface of Earth’s closest neighbor like pack ice floating in the sea.