Geology Hub
Geology Hub was lunched in 2022 as a new venture after leaving Birkbeck College, University of London, after 38 years as a Lecturer/Research Fellow.
We specialise in;
Geological microscope thin section preparation for individuals and institutions.
Geological tuition for students studying Earth Sciences at A Level and Degree Level.
Lectures on the Skye meteorite ejecta layer and igneous petrology topics to geological societies and universities, both face-to-face and online.
Training on thin-section preparation for interested individuals.
and from 2023 we hope to offer a range of short field classes around the UK.
About me
I am a professional research field geologist (BSc, PhD), based in North Kent with over 40 years geological microscope slide preparation and geological field experience (geological mapping). My main geological research interests are the British–Irish Paleogene Igneous Province (BIPIP) based on the Isle of Skye and Northern Ireland and other interests include the igneous rocks of Cornwall and the Lake District.
My hobbies include petrological photography of rock samples collected and sectioned. I also enjoy exploring local geological outcrops while walking with my faithful dog companion, Stitch, in North Kent, SE England and places further afield in the UK.
Unpolarized microscope light image of the supergene copper carbonate mineral, Azurite.
“Eye of Sauron” - Crossed polarised (XP) microscope image of a recrystallised spherulite in a highly siliceous (> 85% Wt.% SiO2) spherulitic dyke found on the Heaste Road, Isle of Skye. UK.
Recrystallised quartz forming a prefect star in core of a volcanic glass spherulite, consisting of brown radial lamellar. Microscope image, XP, FOV 2mm.
Microphotograph (XP ) of tremolite crystals within a vein. Usually formed as a result of contact metamorphism of sedimentary rocks rich in dolomite and quartz.