GavinOnTheMoon

I returned to Craters of the Moon to complete the rest of my field work. I revisited locations which aroused questions for my LPSC...

Right now, let us begin. The thin sections I submitted in mid-June have been completed and I collected them from the lab. I recently...

It has been very busy this past month. A little mix of research, which has mainly been waiting for my next batch of thin sections to be...

I have been thinking about a few things in the past month: my research, field season in August, Space Camp with CPSX, and what I want to...

I know what you are all thinking, yes it has been a while since I've updated my blog, but with good reasons. A lot has happened since I...

Well, LPSC was a really enjoyable and educational conference! Lots of interesting and engaging talks, posters, networking events and got...

Well this is the bi-weekly update for the blog! Along with working on mineralogy assignments, marking labs and mid terms and fixing my...

LPSC Update I have been working on a draft layout for my LPSC poster and I have come to an indecisive point. I am trying to decide...

Update since last blog: My abstract has been accepted for the 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in March 20th-24th in the...

Hi there, Before my winter holiday I ran my samples under the electron micro-probe at the University of Western to analyze the...

Sorry it has been awhile, field in Utah takes a lot of your time :) Part of my research aim is to analyze the petrographic properties of...

I have looked into different analytical techniques to measure and analyse the geochemistry of the Craters of the Moon lava flows. XRF...

The image above contains a geological map of Craters of the Moon and an outline of the L-Band Radar data. The geological map shows the...

Extensive crustal stretching at Craters of the Moon, SE Idaho allowed magma to intrude to the surface. Numerous cracks, known as the...