Rocks are an excellent way to explore the history of the planet! #Geology #geologyrocks https://www.instagram.com/p/CKBt96wplu7/?igshid=pik4so8sxst4
Bernard Hunor Traian Ochterlonie Deak (BSc Geology)
BSc Geology @EdinburghUni | Red Lichtie | History, birding, Angus geology | Volunteer @Hospitalfield | Secy. @AngusMearnsLD-@LibDems | 🏴🇬🇧🇪🇺🔶⚒
I am a BSc Geology graduate from the University of Edinburgh, School of GeoSciences. I studied various aspects of geosciences for 5 years. I worked for the University of Edinburgh as a Student Ambassador, Receptionist, Social Media Representative and Office Aide. I volunteered with the School of GeoSciences as a public outreach helper, where I helped to run various geology workshops at science festivals. I wrote geology based blogs to several sites of the School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh. I am an active member of a major UK political party and a UK wide Councillor association (Liberal Democrats). I volunteer at Hospitalfield House, an art and heritage museum. I am the President & Program Coordinator of the Angus and Dundee GeoSciences Society, where I help to organise field trips and outreach events. I work for Rural Youth Scotland to help connect the young communities of rural Scotland. I am interested in mining geology, geoconservation, European history, museum management, science outreach to the public, international relations, the history of propaganda, student recruitment, relations between universities and Scottish local politics.
James Hutton and Siccar Point.
Poem: Malachite
Malachite,
The stone of Royals,
Ever Emerald Green,
Egyptians,
Hold this Holy stone,
It is rebirth,
Yet,
Death at the same time,
Wavy structures,
Reach into dreams.
Have you ever wondered…?
Have you ever wondered…?
Have you ever wondered what is out there? No really, have you ever looked at the dark skies of Scotland? Have you ever stared at the horizon of water? As the sun sank below the atmosphere? Have you ever looked up? Seen the stars pass-by? An asteroid dancing a merry dance, as it burns up in the air? Have you ever wondered where aliens were there? Have you ever wondered why you are alive? How? Where? When? Maybe even who? Have you ever wondered whether there were aliens on other planets? Have you ever asked how old is life? When did it start? Do we even know? Did it start in the Cambrian with a great explosion? It certainly puzzled Darwin!
Should we look at the earliest rocks? Such as the greenstone belts of Western Greenland or Northeast Canada? Is it hiding between Shales, Cherts or the Banded Iron Formations of Africa? How old could life on Earth be? Did it start with the Eozoon canadense? It turned out to be nothing but metamorphic rock!
Did it start with Stromatolites? Or is there an earlier cousin? Did it start with the Apex Chert? Or was that False rock? Fake News? Humbug News? Cheap Sensation? Did it start with the Strelley Pool Formation? Our bias and ego are full of temptation!
Or do we still have plenty of questions?
Poem: My Serpentine
You are a beauty,
My little Serpentine,
Your green scales,
Shine bright,
In the setting sun,
You are my little Olivine,
Hydrated like no other.
Originally, I didn’t consider this blog to fit with the wider scheme of Earth sciences. The Hutton Club talk mostly focused on historic conservation, archaeology and how tourism is managed in Scotland. However, the more I listened as the hour passed by I realised, the technologies and software used, also occur in geosciences. HES contributes a lot of data towards site conservation, including areas where coastal erosion is threatening a variety of Neolithic villages. The data from their coast monitoring sites allows other researchers to study coastal erosion on the west coast of Scotland and since the data contains full 3D scans, a long term understanding can be built of how the coast changes and whether climate change has an effect on the speed of erosion.
Exposed volcanic rock layers at the foot of Blackford Hill. #geology #geologyrocks #Edinburgh https://www.instagram.com/p/B6Nrpzjp7zo/?igshid=12qkduwjpfps2