Click here for the English version. Mi nombre es Cynthia Dorantes, soy Ingeniera Geóloga, estudie en el Centro de Ciencias de la Tierra en el Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), cuando yo curse la materia de exploración y minería y sali a campo, me empezó a llamar la atención la exploración de yacimientos metalicos y fue […]
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The Northern St. Elias Mountains, Yukon/British Columbia with Sarah Falkowski
Sarah Falkowski did her Geosciences BSc studies at the University of Bremen, Germany, and her MSc studies at the universities of Bremen, Germany, and Waikato, New Zealand. Since her masters thesis, she focuses her research on the influences of tectonics and climate-driven surface processes on active orogens. She quantifies those processes through thermo- and geochronologic […]
First TG Giveaway Winner! Minda Montaegudo
We are pleased to announce that Minda Montaegudo is the winner of our first TG giveaway. Minda is now the proud owner of an Estwing rock hammer and a Gfeller hammer sheath. We express thanks to Estwing and Gfeller Casemakers for graciously providing these prizes. Also thanks to all the participants who took the survey. Watch this space […]
The Australian–Antarctic connection in the Bunger Hills of Antarctica with Naomi Tucker
Naomi is a PhD student at the University of Adelaide specialising in metamorphic geology and isotope geochemistry working with Professor Martin Hand. Antarctica is an entrancing place. Her remoteness, elusiveness, natural beauty and unpredictability of the elements is both awe-inspiring and addictive. Visiting the most isolated regions of this continent – the rarest of Antarctic landscapes, […]
Incipient charnockites of southern India with Eleanore Blereau
Eleanore Blereau is nearing the end of her PhD at Curtin University, Australia (expected completion early 2017). Eleanore likes to work on metamorphic rocks, especially interesting and challenging rocks with minerals such as sapphirine and osumilite. She has experience using multidisciplinary data to evaluate the P–T–t evolution of high-grade metamorphic rocks (petrography, SIMS U–Pb, LA-ICP-MS REE, THERMOCALC) from places […]