geoff_morphini wrote: 
And that is why we call you the "Prof." 
 
Saw some more swirly stuff today - Gods' playdough...
 

 hobiejoe wrote: 
I'd call it an isoclinal synform.  It's a beauty!  We were once slated (no pun) to go to Spain and Pyrenees were on the schedule.  Didn't make it.  Still want to go.

haresfur wrote:
We're on holiday in the Pyrenees, the French side seems to be one big tectonic crumple zone. Sprogs and crappy weather have conspired to keep us away from the lumpy bits for a few days, hence our excursion over to Spain today - the sun came out within a couple of hundred of metres of crossing the border at the Col de Portalet this morning. But looking good for tomorrow.

 hobiejoe wrote: 
That's some fold!

Curvature of the earth....nothing exceptional, just a bit of whimsy.
 
 

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: 
Subduction leads to orogeny.

 hobiejoe wrote: 

f you.. I haven't got a chance. Pair of knees.. great wine...

forget it.

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: 
Well squeeeeze me!

 hobiejoe wrote: 
I think it is high time to throw a new orogeny at you.

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: 
The horror, the horror.
 
Did I mention the swimming pool?
 
 
 
*ducks, runs and hides*

 hobiejoe wrote: 
oh, you poor sods.

 NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote: 
Looks great, and I'm developing a real interest in tectonics, but we're on a house swap in the Pyrenees and the interwebs doth stream mightily slow. Will look again when we get home.
 
Lots of geology/geography going on here of course. We're near Pau, and - be still my beating heart - the family we swapped with are vignerons in Jurançon. Hic.

geoporn

 geoff_morphini wrote: 
Eruption Schemuption. Thoughts just run slower in Devon, that's all.

 MrsHobieJoe wrote: 
I'll stay clear of this eruption!

 geoff_morphini wrote: 



fair point. Andy's now dithering about the house. Apparently he's thinking. I'm not sure what about though, I was hoping for a discussion on what we do for our hols. Maybe i will just book somewhere for the rest of us.

 MrsHobieJoe wrote: 
See the age of that building?  It indicates that the hundreds of eruptions of Etna since it was built have not taken it down...I'd go.  When are we leaving?

 geoff_morphini wrote: 
Thanks Geoff.  Of course I'm not convinced that asking all the geomorphology geeks is a good move, I KNOW you'd all love to go.  We went to St Helens last year.  I think seeing the "after" is what might be making me nervous!!

Zaffarena Etnea is on the Eastern flanks of Etna.  About 6km from the edge of the grey bits on google earth although I guess the crater is further away still. 

Good, but slight scary photo (apparently there is a valley between Etna and the town).

 

 MrsHobieJoe wrote: 
How close to the edifice?  Etna erupts often but very, very, very rarely does it do really big things. In short, I would definitely go! I climbed into the interior of Mt. St. Helens while it was in its dome building phase.  It was great 

 MrsHobieJoe wrote: 



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