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Category Archives: Sand, shale and gravel

The Værlandet conglomerate, Western Norway: Beautiful gift from an ancient Himalaya

2. September 2020by karsten Leave a comment

Dear blog, It’s been a while. I know. Stuff has happened. That virus, luckily it has only hit my travels, or caused the lack thereof. And something small, but very […]

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Crash'n'bang geology, Devonian, Mountain Ranges, Norway, Palaeozoic, Sand, shale and gravel, Silurian, Travel Tips, Western Norway

Where the dinosaurs died: The white cliffs of Stevns Klint in Denmark

15. January 2019by karsten 1 Comment

When God had finished His creation of the Earth, He discovered that He had made a slight miscalculation. He had some sediments in spare. After considering a new moon just […]

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Cenozoic, Cretaceous, Denmark, Fossils, dinosaurs, evolution, Sand, shale and gravel, Travel Tips

One billion years in a few images

8. July 2017by karsten Leave a comment

Time goes by. In geology, lots of time goes by, and it is easy to loose perspective. If we cram the whole history of the Earth into one year, the […]

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Cambrian, Carboniferous, Crash'n'bang geology, Glaciers and other cold stuff, Norway, Ordovician, Oslo area, Palaeozoic, Precambrian, Quaternary, Sand, shale and gravel, Silurian

Volterra: Ancient sea in beautiful Tuscany

21. October 2016by karsten 1 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

Light, sand, action! – in Skagen, Denmark

26. May 2016by karsten Leave a comment

The northernmost tip of Norway is a barren, brutal cliff, a naked rock plunging into the sea from an island aptly called Magerøya – the Meagre Island. The northernmost tip […]

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Cenozoic, Denmark, Geology and society, Quaternary, Sand, shale and gravel

El Teide, the great impressionist

16. April 2016by karsten Leave a comment

If volcanoes were artists, they would be impressionists. Volcanoes are dramatic. They rise elegant cones towards the sky, painting the sky red during eruptions. Bright orange rivers of floating lava […]

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Canary Islands, Cenozoic, Crash'n'bang geology, Geology photography, Sand, shale and gravel, Volcanoes

How to make oil in a few easy steps

4. January 2016by karsten 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

The Seven Sisters: How Cretaceous beauties made Norway rich

11. November 2015by karsten 2 Comments

The white cliffs of Dover are English icons, just like cream tea and football, before oligarchs bought the teams. But how many know about their twin sisters in Sussex? Some […]

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Cretaceous, England, Geology and society, Norway, Oil and Gas, Sand, shale and gravel, Sussex

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

30. October 2015by karsten 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 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

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Karsten Eig

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Recent Posts

  • Sand, wind and the lighthouse that escaped from the sea: Klitter and klinter at Rubjerg Knude, Denmark
  • The Værlandet conglomerate, Western Norway: Beautiful gift from an ancient Himalaya
  • Møns Klint – where Denmark was born
  • What geology can teach us about climate change: On wine, vikings and ice skating (and big, bad volcanoes)
  • What geology can teach us about climate change: The Earth’s drunkard walk between warm and cold

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