Monthly Archives: June 2016

Tectonic Plates at 913,000 Kilometres per Hour

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Ron Miksha

The Earth’s plates move at the same blazing speed as fingernails grow. On average, 2 centimetres in a year. Blink and you won’t miss much. The ox may be slow, but the Earth is patient. In 650 million years, the … Continue reading →

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Rocks within rocks, and rocks within rocks within rocks

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Ron Miksha

Originally posted on Primate's Progress:
Benalmadena, Costa del Sol, Spain, some 20 miles West of Malaga, and perhaps readers can enlighten me about what I’m seeing: Rocks within rocks within rocks; red sandstone matrix (no stratification or bedding apparent),…

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The Mountain Mystery (Book Review)

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Ron Miksha

Originally posted on The Grumpy Geophysicist:
Many months ago, Ron Miksha was kind enough to send a copy of his book, The Mountain Mystery, to GG (Ron writes a blog under the book’s name).  Although the book was mostly read long…

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