tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post8161430609416698070..comments2023-11-05T03:45:19.337-05:00Comments on Apparent Dip: The outcrop I've been carting around Part 1Thermochronichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08606230819461771700noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-61558577899526392862007-11-26T18:11:00.000-05:002007-11-26T18:11:00.000-05:00You call them deskcrops; I call them pet rocks. It...You call them deskcrops; I call them pet rocks. It would make me very happy to host good photos of any geologist's pet rock. See the <A HREF="http://geology.about.com/od/rockcollecting/ig/petrocks/" REL="nofollow">starting hoard</A> at About.com Geology.Andrew Alden, Oakland Geology bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369367151045054784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-33776226120407696212007-11-24T12:34:00.000-05:002007-11-24T12:34:00.000-05:00Kim,Yes, the famous Stanford Alpine Club, that is ...Kim,<BR/><BR/>Yes, the famous Stanford Alpine Club, that is one of my favorite stories. I unfortunately never went on a SAP trip, what a grat idea though.<BR/><BR/>The xenoliths are from New Mexico, they'll be deskcrop #2.Thermochronichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606230819461771700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-7784374574897646112007-11-24T10:36:00.000-05:002007-11-24T10:36:00.000-05:00After the Loma Prieta earthquake, when Stanford's ...After the Loma Prieta earthquake, when Stanford's Geology Corner was closed because of earthquake damage, we had to clean out the eaves around the attic office space. Everything was slated to be thrown out. Somebody (it may have been Peter Fiske, who went on to get an MBA as well as a PhD) decided that it would be a real waste to throw away a hundred years of grad student junk. So we held two big yard sales and sold as much of it as we could.<BR/><BR/>We made $25,000, took a field trip to the Alps, and started a tradition of grad-student-run field trips.<BR/><BR/>The rocks were the biggest success. However, we also attempted to sell other stuff. It was pretty funny to see Elizabeth Miller realize that we had found her old hiking boots and were attempting to sell them for something like $5.<BR/><BR/>(And I've got Gore Mtn garnets. And is the xenolith from Arizona? I've got one of those, too, though I didn't collect it - a student picked it up for me on another field trip.)Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738706550175991130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-44301203167070794442007-11-23T23:47:00.000-05:002007-11-23T23:47:00.000-05:00Ron,My mantle xenoliths are one of the coming attr...Ron,<BR/><BR/>My mantle xenoliths are one of the coming attractions! I always wonder if my grad school building is still isostatically rebounding after my removal of rock samples. I agree, this could be a great theme. I wonder if there are any similar hand samples among the geobloggers. I've got some better pics of the <A HREF="http://apparentdip.blogspot.com/2007/10/barton-garnet-mine-and-fall-in.html" REL="nofollow">Gore Mountain garnets</A> here.Thermochronichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08606230819461771700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-88441474537165372772007-11-23T22:26:00.000-05:002007-11-23T22:26:00.000-05:00By the way, lovely Gore Mountain garnets there! L...By the way, lovely Gore Mountain garnets there! Looks like a mantle xenolith there over the radiator grates, too.Ron Schotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020094512548523216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37371348.post-51751205680986749722007-11-23T22:22:00.000-05:002007-11-23T22:22:00.000-05:00Thermochronic, I believe you've kicked off a meme....Thermochronic, I believe you've kicked off a meme. My old grad student office in Wisconsin is still rebounding from when I moved my personal collection out, and I've got lots of space to fill on my blog. Heck, I might even get them cataloged this way...Ron Schotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10020094512548523216noreply@blogger.com