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How to make oil in a few easy steps

4. January 2016by Karsten Eig Leave a comment

(When you have read this blog post, you will appreciate how lucky we are to have oil!) During the last posts, I have taken you on a tour along the […]

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Crash'n'bang geology, Cretaceous, Devon, Dorset, England, Geology and society, Geology photography, Jurassic, Mesozoic, Oil and Gas, Sand, shale and gravel, Triassic

Light Beer: the Cretaceous’s so bright I gotta wear shades!

30. October 2015by Karsten Eig 2 Comments

On our tour along the channel coast, we have been to the Triassic and Jurassic, and now for the third part of the trifle: the Cretaceous. We leave the grey […]

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Cretaceous, Devon, England, Sand, shale and gravel, Travel Tips

Why pebble beaches are the best – and how to make one

8. October 2015by Karsten Eig 2 Comments

We all love a day on the beach! The sun, the salt water, fish playing, sand castles, a good book and ice cream. The soft sand… …the sand, which creeps […]

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Crash'n'bang geology, Devon, England, Palaeozoic, Sand, shale and gravel, Triassic

Ladram Bay: A Pandora in England

30. September 2015by Karsten Eig 2 Comments

I stand on the edge of the cliff. Below me, the sea, and the eternal sound of breaking waves and screaming seagulls, riding the air, mocking my fear of stepping […]

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Devon, England, Fossils, dinosaurs, evolution, Geology photography, Mesozoic, Sand, shale and gravel, Triassic

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