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I'm a geochemist. My main interest is in-situ mass spectrometry, but I have a soft spot in my heart for thermodynamics, poetry, drillers, trees, bicycles, and cosmochemistry.

Thursday, July 28, 2016

Geosonnet 45

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When zircon needs to leave its life behind Clastic witness protection can be used. Trace element analysis can’t find The host who...

Thursday, July 21, 2016

Geosonnet 44

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Antarctica’s a frozen realm of ice Yet troglodytic hydrospheres remain Radar reflectors, frozen lakes entice Ice fishermen to see what...

Sunday, July 17, 2016

Geosonnet 43

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Marsupial invaders from the South Make North America their newfound home. Alpacas, llamas, spitting from the mouth Run off to Sou...

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Thursday, June 30, 2016

Geosonnet 42

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An alpha particle can break the bonds Of diamond as it crashes to a halt. Each glowing lattice defect corresponds To trace uranium o...

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Geosonnet 41

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The rock of rocks, zircon is not disturbed As mountains grow, then wash into the sea. Its isotopic clock is not perturbed Providing bi...

Sunday, June 05, 2016

Geosonnet 40

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The muddy bosom sunset turns to gold Contrary runs to playa, or to sea. But though the flow of human blood seems old ‘tis but a s...

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Geosonnet 39

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The Kelly Caves, where bushrangers once hid Were shelter of a venerated kind. Cro-Magnon ancestors did not forbid Shelter, and art, ...

Friday, May 13, 2016

Geosonnet 38

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A Daal is more than just a spicy meal Tsunamis, mighty earthquakes it informs Shear diffusivity it can reveal The mechanism by wh...

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