Ben Parrish
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Ben Parrish
@benitoite.bsky.social
Economic geologist ⛏️ at California Geological Survey, volcano admirer 🌋, open source proponent. Views and opinions are my own. 🐘 ben_itoite@fediscience.org
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July 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Wrapping up field work for the season in the Mojave investigating molybdenum and tungsten mines and prospects. Lots of cool rocks showing tungsten skarn development and copper mineralization.

#geology #criticalminerals #mining #geologyrocks #californiageology #california
April 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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The California Geological Survey is thrilled to announce the return of “California Geology Magazine” after a 20+-year hiatus! Read the magazine here: www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/publicat...
March 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Tsunami could potentially impact 20 counties, 100 cities, and 70 ports and harbors across California. To see what areas could potentially be impacted by tsunamis visit tsunami.ca.gov/maps 2/
March 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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It’s #Tsunami Awareness Week! Tsunami are a series of powerful waves often caused by underwater earthquakes or landslides. As tsunami waves approach the shore they build in size, their currents intensify & they become a threat to life & property. Go to tsunami.ca.gov for more info. 🧪 1/
March 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Copper along a contact between gneiss and latite and open stopes. No name for this prospect, but someone did a lot of work back in the day. This was the end of day 1 of field work checking out old Mo-W deposits in the Mojave.

#economicgeology #criticalminerals #geology #geologyrocks #minerals
December 23, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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We’re way behind the curve when it comes to mining education and research. Hopefully we begin to turn this around.
The American industry that wants more government intervention
As President-elect Trump promises to eliminate government agencies and regulations, one American industry — mining — is asking for more intervention. They say national economic and military security a...
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December 18, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Beginnings of a new project sampling W and Mo deposits of SoCal. We’re evaluating the age of mineralization and geochemical characteristics compared to similar deposits in across the desert southwest.

#criticalminerals #geology #geologyrocks #minerals #californiaminerals #californiageology
December 13, 2024 at 6:12 PM