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How to fry and spice rocks, in Porthleven, Cornwall

24. September 2015by Karsten Eig 1 Comment

Porthleven is a cute village by the sea in Cornwall. One of many vibrant fishing villages turned tourist town in summer and (I assume) fairly slumbering in the winter. White […]

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Carboniferous, Cornwall, Crash'n'bang geology, Devonian, England, Mines & Metals, Palaeozoic, Tips

Mines, men and clotted cream in Cornwall

18. September 2015by Karsten Eig 5 Comments

Hi, Blog! Daddy’s back from the summer break. Or “summer” break. I know, you have been lonely, during the time when Norway is on pause, because we all go on […]

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Carboniferous, Cornwall, Devonian, England, Geology and society, Mines & Metals, Palaeozoic, Tips

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