#geology tag

[geoledgy]

Geology wrapped 2022:

You ate 47 rocks this year!

The amount of times you touched lava is 2! That is 90% more than last year!

You are in the top 0.01% to visit the mines!

Your favorite fumarole to huff is the sulfur vents!

Your 2022 top minerals are:

Fluorite

Apatite

Dioptase

Olivine

Cinnabar

Your uranium ore has exposed you to 14.3 Sv of radiation this year!

#rock talks #geology tag

[destinyandcoins]

aghast that my mother does not seem to find iceland as stunning and fascinating as a potential destination as I do, and in the middle of the indignant rant that followed I described the geological landscape as "Ireland, but punk". Sad to say she does not know enough about iceland OR punk to understand what an inspired comparison that was

#Black sand beaches!!! Waterfalls!! Stunning rugged mountains covered in abundant scrub and vegetation #Yet slightly Off in saturation and hue with the dark volcanic rock contrasting against the hardy brush #Idk it made sense in my head #Geology tag

[autitm]

Hey geology guys

Why?

#geology #rocks #stone #uhmmm i cant think of any other tags #geoblr #is that a thing? #0w0.txt

[werewolfpdfs]

dinosaur shit good evening i love you

#this is just a random photo i had but there’s some in my room somewhere #bless im so excited for uni dkshdjskskshhs #geology tag

[rock-swag-tournament]

Mineral Swag Tournament Finals

Okay y'all, this is it. The FINAL for the Mineral Swag Tournament.

Fluorite.

Fluorite is a fantastic mineral. It would not have gotten this far otherwise. It comes in a ton of colors, it naturally forms both octahedra and cubes (and massive deposits), and it show brilliant bright blue color under UV light. Fluorescence (the phenomena) is named that because of fluorite!

It also does this fun thing (that other minerals do as well, but it is common among fluorite) where it changes color as it forms because of changing impurities in the solution from which it grows! Elements like iron, copper, manganese, chromium (and more!) can replace individual ions in fluorite's chemical structure and cause the light to reflect different wavelengths and we therefore see that as a different color. This can also happen if a fluorite ion is missing because the sample has been irradiated (for example) and NOTHING replaces it and so the light still reflects in a different way! That is one of the ways we get purple fluorite and this method of producing color is known as color centers.

Of course, not all fluorite fluoresces. Not all fluorite forms cubes or octahedra. Some fluorite is colorless. Some of it looks like an ugly little piece of translucent rock. Or a vein of purple mineral in a crack between two other rocks. It would be irresponsible for me to insinuate that all fluorite is this majestic.

But there are some properties that you will always find in fluorite. It has four directions of cleavage. It is the defining mineral for a 4 on the Mohs hardness scale. It will always be made of calcium and fluoride in a 1:2 ratio. These things are some of what define fluorite as a distinct mineral!

Opal.

Opal is a beautiful gemstone. Please note that I did not call it a "beautiful mineral" because it is not technically a mineral. It is a solid, inorganic substance with a defined chemical formula, but it lacks the specific crystal structure which minerals MUST have to be considered a mineral.

This crystal structure is the entire reason why fluorite is capable of forming cubes and octahedra. And why garnet forms dodecahedra and beryl forms columns and so on. Opal only comes in those fun little oval shaped stones because it was cut that way! Fluorite forms cubes because it just knows how. Otherwise, opal forms shapeless masses that fracture rather than cleave (fluorite cleaves--four ways). That being said, opal's lack of crystal structure allows it to sometimes be iridescent.

After all, there is a reason opal made it this far. When it shines, it is beautiful. There are several varieties of precious opal (opal that displays its trademark play-of-color/iridescence) and they are all very fun to look at. These precious opals are made of microscopic silica spheres that light reflects off of in weird ways and causes opal to look like it is glittering with a dozen different colors.

However, one would be remiss to forget common opal! Some opal is milky white or a translucent blue, and if you're going to love opal at her fire opal, you better also love her at her common opal.

Here are some raw pieces of opal (common opal on the left). Note how they break irregularly. They have conchoidal fracture, which both quartz and normal glass (all of which are just silica) also have. I personally think conchoidal fracture is pretty neat.

Also, while the opals on the right would still be considered precious opal, they are what the average person is likely to find. Just little bits of iridescence here and there.

And, like fluorite, while not all opals have all of the cool features, they do have some similarities. They will always have conchoidal fracture if they break. And they will always be made of hydrated SiO2.

...That's all I have for these guys, I think! I hope I have been as impartial (and accurate) as possible while presenting these, your FINAL mineral swag contestants. If you have any questions or anything, let me know. The Rock Swag Tournament will start shortly after this concludes! Submit your rocks here! And specific rock formations or named rock varieties here!

#vote fluorite ;) #mineral swag finals #minerals #opal #fluorite #geology #as always send an ask or make a comment and i'll do my best to answer questions #if you just tag a question i might not see it but i do try and read all the tags because i like seeing what y'all have to say

[geochemists]

SAY IT WITH ME:

A MINERAL IS A SOLID NATURALLY OCCURRING INORGANIC COMPOUND WITH AN ORDERLY CRYSTAL STRUCTURE THAT IS DEFINITE BUT NOT FIXED

A ROCK IS A NATURALLY OCCURRING MIXTURE OF MINERALS WITH A NON-UNIFORM COMPOSITION

THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE!

#my heart breaks a little every time i see someone tag images of minerals as rocks #no real judgement of course bc most people have not taken a geology course #so this is /hj #but they're not the same! #geology #jology #minerals #rocks

[gaesnek]

okay okay okay so i haven't been tism about this yet (publicly) but like i really need people to hear about this

for ages scientists have been trying to drill into the mantle with things like the kola super-deep bore hole and just a few days ago... they still haven't.

BUT THEY DID HARVEST ROCK FROM IT AND THIS IS WHERE IT GETS COOL!

Geologists managed to extract a kilometer long core sample of mantle rock through the Atlantis Massif and a "tectonic window" which basically means mantle rock was pushed up into the crust by tectonic shifting and got close enough to the surface seafloor that they were able to use a bore drill to harvest samples

now the reason that this is a major breakthrough for geology (and i would use all caps but i don't want to scare some of my mutuals away from this) is that this KILOMETER long sample could potentially change a lot of the things we know about plate tectonics, magma convection currents, earthquakes (falls under plate tectonics but important enough to get it's own mention), and geology in general.

What they find from analyzing the sample might change what you learn in school and that is any scientists DREAM

I am actually shaking bc of how exciting this is and i need everyone around me to be doing the same

#i might've just found a new obsession :3 #geology #earth science #planet earth #science #scientific expedition #lava #magma #plate tectonics #tectonic plates #autism #audhd #world news #rocks #stones #geology rocks #mineralogy #thinking of every single geology related tag i can tag this as #new discoveries

[grapeagata]

god I fucken love rocks somuch!!!!!!!!!! and minerals and crystals and glass and lava and magma and geological formations and mountains and hills and rocks rocks rocks!!!!!!!! yeah!!!! rocks rock hell yeah!!! wahoo!!! yipee!!! and salts and ice and snow and sand and metamorphic rocks and ignious rocks and rocks make me so fukin happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! myeah!!!! and i want more rocks to add to the collection and i want more space to show more rocks becaus the more rocks the better and rocks! also god please add more rocks in the next update and also give them to meeeeeeeeeeee also make a meteorite fall near my house so i can get it and add to the collection pleasepleasplepalspleaplspelapleplaslapelpslpaleplspaleplsp rock are so cool and some are so hot and sexy and im going to marry a rock and minrals yeah!!!!!!!!

also yeah dirts cool too i like dirt it tastes nice and its moist and cool i like it :3

#geology #minerals #rocks #cool rocks #crystals #:3 #happy #I LOVE ROCKS #also some poeplo believe crystals have metaphysical properties and thats cool too you can belive in that #they also say obsidian is a crystal which it is not #i will marry this rock #rock and stone #also i did not realize until now that you can put a fukton of tags on a post i wonder if there is a limit? but also why would there be a li #i just found out that there's a 140 character limit on how long tags can be #the only rocks i dont like are the ai generated ones #how am i supposed to study and marvel at the beauty of a rock if it doesnt exist? #mineralogy #minerais

[meadowaxcap]

hey y'all, i made a science discord server! Biodiverse is a wonderful LGBT+ centered community to hang out and connect with other science lovers about our interests! anyone is welcome regardless of experience, whether you're a casual enjoyer of any field or a certified professional, we'd love to have you!

the server is mainly focused on natural sciences; there's channels for discussing a wide variety of topics, from zoology to astronomy and more. we have a "living thing of the day" segment which features interesting info about plants, animals, and fungi! trivia questions are also frequently hosted. we plan to host server events soon like streaming documentaries and vc study sessions!

below is the discord invite link for anyone interested. stop by and say hello! hope to see you there!

#its gonna be a lot of tags so #biology #botany #zoology #mycology #marine biology #ecology #astronomy #paleontology #vulture culture #biology discord server #science #geology #nature #inaturalist #conservation #animals #pets #veterinary #lgbt #lgbt server #idk what else to tag this as #join the server pwease its a fun time :]

[a-list-of-moods]

Rock auras (scientifically proven):

Uranium: radiation

Malachite: poison

Sodium: fire

Hematite: magnetism

Gemstones: shiny :)

#mood #big mood #shitpost #shit post #textpost #text post #memes #rock memes #geology memes #sort of #crystals #science #this is a sequel to my uranium cancer post #aura #radiation #funny #(i hope) #ignore all these tags #except the one that says it's a sequel #that one you guys should note

[geoledgy]

If malachite has a million fans i am one of them. if malachite has ten fans i am one of them. if malachite have only one fan that is me. if malachite has no fans, that means i am no more on the earth. if the world is against malachite, i am against the world. i love #Malachite till my last breath.. .. Die Hard fan of malachite. Hit Like If you Think malachite Best mineral & beautiful In the world

#rock talks #geology tag #its not any more toxic than other minerals like quartz i promise #i am an avid copper mineral defender #the reason its toxic is only if you put it in acid water or cut it and inhale the dust #which is literally the same hazard for any mineral #that one post on tumblr going around of the bathroom gave malachite a bad name

[destinyandcoins]

have we talked yet about the possibility that UFOs and every suspected bit of extraterrestrial evidence could actually be originating from the advanced civilizations living in the trenches of the ocean just as bemused and wondering as we are about the world beyond them and reaching out in exploration? because given the fuckoff incomprehensible expanse of ocean floor we've yet to actually study or even really guess at what specifically is down there, I think there's a real possibility there's a complex society of, idk, particularly clever sea slugs and other amalgamations of physical matter like hydrogen and thulium and other shit we've never considered as a viable fundamental building block of life. and the fucking whales are the only living creature with the kind of planet spanning range and intelligence to know there's two complex evolutions of sentient life existing on opposite spheres of reality from each other who would really benefit from learning about the other, but we're both too fucking stupid to understand how whales communicate

#Idk man the ocean fucks me up sometimes #And also I think we're missing entire realities out there just waiting to be discovered #Because we've got such a specific and artificially tunneled view of what we see as reality or as supporting of life #And like. Ghosts and aliens and shit are that seeping into our world. But we don't even have the tools to start understanding #Like we're looking for alien life but we're looking according to OUR understanding of how life works and how life could occur #But that's just based on our own little planet our own little corner of the known universe #And man. There is a whole fuckoff lot of everything else out there in the infinity of the universe and the existence of anything #And we are just not equipped to ever know or understand much of any of it. But god that doesn't stop us trying #Trying to understand and find some way to prove we're not alone or unique in the universe #We have this thing called life and we want to share it with someone something somewhere somewhen #''There's gotta be someone else out there in the universe because I want to experience it with them'' #Hm. Many thoughts #But also the Mariana trench is eating the pacific plate at a rate of 3 inches per year??? #That's what we're talking about when we say shifting tectonic plates and why islands are moving micro amounts year by year? #The Mariana (and many other) trench(es) are EATING OUR PLANET?? why. Why are we not talking about that more explicitly #I feel like that's a better use of our time than squabbling about what social media we should use now instead of twitter #(None. You should replace Twitter in your life with 2-5 hours per week #of contemplation of how our PLANET IS EATING ITSELF. AND BELCHING UP THE REFUSE IN THE FORM OF VOLCANOS AND MUD VENTS) #Breaking news: my new hobby is geology. Fucking WILD stuff going on over there #Geology tag

[roosaurusrin]

Triceratops frill fragment showing blood vessel grooves. I’ve posted a picture about the grooves in horns before, but this small fragment of Triceratops frill shows how well it can be expressed there too. The blood vessels that originally laid in those areas would have fed the overlying keratin covering.

#oops forgot to tag #triceratops #fossils #hell creek formation #paleontology #dinosaurs #geology #ceratopsian #horned dinosaurs

[longestdistanceart]

A pretty specimen from the crystal and mineral show. I wish I had paid more attention to the names! If anyone can identify this, please let me know!

#geology #photo study #rocks #art tag #colorful #2023

[nepeta-cata]

Conclusion: it's most likely angelite.

Can someone help me identify this rock? I got it at a market and it didn't have a label.

I tried google but I'm just not knowledgeable enough.

Reblogging so more people see is appreciated!

Idk if it will help but it almost feels powdery? Really soft, like I always think there must be residue left on my hands but there isn't.

It's harder than my fingernail but softer than a nail I had lying around. It can be scratched with a knife!

#geologists of tumblr #geology #geologist #crystal #rock #science side of tumblr #idk what else to tag #minerals #??? i just wanna know what rock this is #I tried google but I'm still not sure #rocks #cool rocks #identify rocks #rock id

[ostracartderms]

Trailcam: Rhynie Chert biota, fossil deposit known for it's very detailed fossils of plants and invertebrates due to them being petrified by volcanic hot springs, around 410 million years ago in the early Devonian.

[Image description: A series of digital illustrations of a geothermal landscape with blue and orange geothermal pools and clusters of green plants, with brown mountains in the background. In the front of the image, there are 2 plants close up. Image 1: At dawn, a Crussolum centipede, a dark blue centipede with long thin legs, reaches up to climb the plant on the left, which has some small Protacarus crani mites, appearing as small pale dots, climbing on the top. Part of a Leverhulmia mariae myriapod, looking like dark green millipede or centipede, is visible at the base of the second plant. Image 2: As a storm approaches in the day, an orange Palaeocharinus rhyniensis trigonotarbid, a small arachnid that looks like a spider with a flat, segmented abdomen and more small eyes, eats a small bluish white Lepidocaris rhyniensis crustacean, it caught from the edge of a drying up pool. Image 3: At night, Eophalangium sheari, a harvestman, is silhouetted against the sky as it climbs over the plants.]

#for the paleostream trailcam showcase #paleoart #palaeoart #landscape #not going to tag the individual species because there's so many and I doubt there will be much in their tags anyway so #arachnids #trigonotarbid #myriapods #harvestman #crustacean #geothermal #geology #landscape art #the ib visual art experience of drawing stuff for cas that is just so much better than everything you have for the exhibition. oh well