Geoscience jobs - just some of the types of geologist!
There are just so many different roles and specialties in the field of geology. Many of these jobs have different titles or names, and so in this episode, I go through some of the major ones and outl...
9 Feb 202010min
All about granite
In this episode, I talk about the plutonic igneous rock known as granite - why I love it, the minerals it contains and what it tends to look like in the landscape.This is a perfect primer for rockhoun...
6 Feb 202011min
Simple rock classification - Igneous, Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rocks
In this episode, I outline the simple classification of rocks into the groups igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.You can find the episode notes here: https://geoetc.com/episode5/Support the sh...
2 Feb 20209min
Introduction to Plate Tectonics
Learn the basics of the theory of Plate Tectonics in less than 10 minutes! Why do earthquakes and volcanoes occur where they do? Why does the earth have mountain ranges and deep ocean trenches? ...
2 Feb 20209min
Mineral color and streak
In this episode, I talk about mineral color and streak as ways to identify minerals in your collection. The big take away from this episode is that color alone is not a good way to ID minerals and th...
29 Jan 202010min
Mineral hardness - and how to work out the hardness of an unknown mineral
Mineral hardness is one of the most important properties you can use to identify a mineral you have been given or even collected in the field. In this episode I walk about Mohs Scale of Hardness and ...
27 Jan 20208min
Why geology and what got me hooked?
Let's chat about how I became hooked in geology - maybe my story is similar to yours. I also provide some thoughts on the four reasons geology is now so important.Support the show
26 Jan 202016min
