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Volterra: Ancient sea in beautiful Tuscany

21. October 2016by karsten Leave a comment

Tuscany is the area of gelato, geothermal energy and picturesque villages on hill tops. Nearly every hill top, no matter how steep, has a village, small or smaller, on the […]

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Cenozoic, Crash'n'bang geology, Fossils, dinosaurs, evolution, Italy, Malta, Sand, shale and gravel, Tuscany

Malta article now in GEO ExPro!

22. June 2015by karsten 4 Comments

Malta – a country shape by limestone (and some very old poo) features in Geotourism in the recent issue of GEO ExPro, a magazine for the petroleum exploration community – […]

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Cenozoic, Geology and society, Geology photography, Malta, Oil and Gas, Sand, shale and gravel, Volcanoes

Malta: A country shaped by limestone (and a bit of very old poo)

3. November 2013by karsten 27 Comments

If one word could sum up the Mediterranean island nation of Malta, it would be “limestone”. Limestone has shaped the islands’ topography, their economy and possibly black bank accounts. It […]

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Cenozoic, Geology and society, Geology photography, Malta, Oil and Gas, Sand, shale and gravel

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