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Rockwatch Magazine Issue 57
Mar12

Rockwatch Magazine Issue 57

Issue 57 contents list: published March 2011 57-gems-from-the-forest ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 7 GEMS FROM THE FOREST Travel with Rockwatch and News from members Some of the highlights of Rockwatch events around the country to share with you.. GEMS FROM THE FOREST Tony Waltham tells us about mining for sapphires and other gem stones, carried out for over 2000 years at Ratnapura in Sri Lanka. The mining here is small scale...

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Rockwatch Magazine Issue 56
Dec01

Rockwatch Magazine Issue 56

Issue 56 contents list: published December 2010 56-a-handful-of-utah ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 7 A HANDFUL OF UTAH Rockwatch so busy on the road Some of the highlights of Rockwatch events around the country to share with you. A fantastic Rockstar double! See our annual competition winners. This year for the first time, we awarded two Rockstars, such was the high quality of entries. A HANDFUL OF UTAH Peter Doyle shares his...

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Rockwatch Magazine Issue 55
Jul01

Rockwatch Magazine Issue 55

Issue 55 contents list: published July 2010 55-all-about-_sarsens ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 7 All About Sarsens Book Reviews for and by Rockwatch members All About Sarsens Chris Green tells us what these strange stones are how they formed, what they have been used for and where we can find them. You might be surprised! What Can Rocks Tell Us About Space? Meteorites that condensed some 4.57 billion years ago from the...

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Rockwatch Magazine Issue 54
Mar01

Rockwatch Magazine Issue 54

Issue 54 contents list: published March 2010 54-fieldtrip-to-dorset ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 8 Fieldtrip to Dorset Rockwatchers’ book reviews Rock around the North Cornwall Coast Some of the fantastic geology around the north Cornwall Coast is explained by Alan Holiday and illustrated with some stunning photographs. Be sure to take this issue with you if you go there on holiday! Unconformities – Gaps in Time Learn how...

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Rockwatch Magazine Issue 53
Dec01

Rockwatch Magazine Issue 53

Issue 53 Contents List: Published December 2009 53-earth-is-a-pizza ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 8 Earth is a Pizza! Summer Fun with Rockwatch Highlights of the summer’s field trips with some of the fantastic fossils discovered. Meet the Rockstar prize winners! Wild Western Geology Peter Doyle re-lives every childhood dream, reporting on his visits to Western movie sites in the USA and Spain. See the movies through the eyes...

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Rockwatch Magazine Issue 52
Jul01

Rockwatch Magazine Issue 52

Issue 52 Contents List: Published July 2009 52-a geologist-in-virginia ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 8 A Geologist in Virginia On the Road with Rockwatch Enjoy some of the highlights of Rockwatch field trips around the country. The Danger Line in Northern Turkey James Barnet a former Rockwatch prize winner, now a working geologist, tells us as it is on the North Anatolian Fault! It is a highly active area and seismologists...

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