doktrock

doktrock, 8 months ago to random

#Apatite is also a timelord ! Decaying uranium 238 creates fission tracks; the number in a crystal is used to measure the time since the formation of the apatite grain! #Mincup23

doktrock, 3 months ago to srilanka

In #SriLanka, "furious social media backlash over Russian-run businesses with a “whites only” policy that strictly bars locals. These businesses include bars, restaurants, water sports and vehicle hiring services."

"Sri Lanka ends visas for hundreds of thousands of Russians staying there to avoid war" | The Independent

https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/sri-lanka-tourist-visa-russia-ukraine-war-b2502405.html

doktrock, 7 days ago to Geology

Geologists recommend eating at least one small rock per day! according to AI (h/t electricland.bsky.social) #geology

doktrock, 1 year ago to random

#Squirrels deposited their treasures under a tree in our yard

doktrock, 1 month ago to random

"Chemist and explosives expert Donald Hornig with the gadget, inside Trinity test tower." Photo seen at the Los Alamos (New Mexico) History Museum

doktrock, 1 month ago to Iceland

Geirsstaðakirkja reconstruction of Viking age church #Iceland #SilentSunday

doktrock, 2 months ago to random

Book banning law in #NorthDakota one year later - Opinion: "Maybe our librarians aren't 'groomers' after all?" #libraries
https://www.inforum.com/opinion/columns/port-maybe-our-librarians-arent-groomers-after-all

doktrock, 6 months ago to random

Appreciation to toad.social and a reminder to donate to your mastodon host! ✔️

doktrock, 6 months ago to chicago

Some of the interior of the James M. Nederlander Theatre, #Chicago

Elaborately decorated interior space including carvings, red curtains
A sculpture in an decorated interior space, looks like a fantastical creature playing a wind instrument from which flowing notes are emanating

doktrock, 6 months ago to random

New USDA Hardiness Map (h/t @werwolfram.bsky.social) https://phys.org/news/2023-11-hardiness-gardeners-nationwide-unveiled.html

doktrock, 11 months ago to Minnesota

"Smiley" The Nisswa Ox, painted by Nisswa elementary students #Minnesota #MNastodon

The other side of a sculpture of an ox, painted swirly blue, with scenes of lake life and a schoolhouse

doktrock, 5 months ago to Minneapolis

Holiday table setting and contemplative Lucia at the Swedish -American Institute #Minneapolis #Minnesota #SilentSunday

A figure in a room wearing a white gown and a silver crown, sitting on a large log looking away from the viewer, surrounded by stylized birch trees.

doktrock, 3 months ago to Geology

Paid summer internships for undergraduate and grad students, and recent graduates #geology #geophysics | EarthScope Consortium

https://www.earthscope.org/education/student-internships/

doktrock, 4 months ago to california

#SilentSunday and #HappyNewYear ! Einen guten Rutsch ins neue Jahr! Morro Rock dacitic volcanic plug on the right side #California

doktrock, 6 months ago to Iceland

#Iceland #Grindavík fault traces discussed - subtitled in English
https://youtu.be/WLanfHIRkQw?si=h7Fdw_rd0mNs9SNs

doktrock, 3 months ago to Iceland

Ólafsfjörður #Iceland #SilentSunday

doktrock, 2 months ago to random

Plaza de España in Seville (built 1928) for the Ibero-American Exposition. The color of the sky is influenced by Sahara dust - photo taken 2022.

doktrock, 5 months ago to Minnesota

As seen in St. Paul, #Minnesota "Help our rock snake grow!"

doktrock, 2 months ago to random

"Northern Lights slash a surprising amount of winter energy bills. Here’s why." WaPo

https://wapo.st/49pk4CR

doktrock, 11 days ago to Michigan

Visit to the Adventure Mine, Keweenaw peninsula #Michigan, USA. 1.1 billion year old basalt flows that carry pure #copper. We experienced an underground blast from a safe distance around the corner! #geology #mining

Pure copper exposed in a mine wall underground. Several centimeters, hand for scale
A man holding a rod and pushing something into a horizontal hole

doktrock, 3 months ago to Minerals

Lab-grown diamonds: Popular with Gen Z, millennials but "not sustainable" (quotes mine) | Fortune #minerals #geology

https://fortune.com/2024/02/13/what-are-lab-grown-diamonds-sustainable-gen-z-millennials/

doktrock, 2 months ago to conservative

The #conservation movement in the #forest of the US Pacific Northwest: Timber Wars Podcast - NPR Public Radio #environment
https://www.npr.org/podcasts/906829608/timber-wars

doktrock, 29 days ago to Minneapolis

#SaintPaul #Minneapolis #Milwaukee #Chicago - 7 hours 24 minutes - Daily
"Roll past gentle hills and picturesque farmland between the bustling hubs of Chicago and the Twin Cities. Scale Sugar Loaf Bluff in Winona and watch the Mighty Mississippi roll by. Dive into family fun in the Dells and sample culture, curds and a tall cold one in Milwaukee. Borealis Train | Amtrak

https://www.amtrak.com/borealis-train

doktrock, 6 months ago to Iceland

90% of the magma dike solidified - #Iceland Monitor

https://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/news/2023/11/26/90_prosent_of_the_magma_dike_solidified/

doktrock, 1 month ago to random

"How did life on Earth begin? Cracks may have been the key." WaPo
https://wapo.st/3QrFf0r