Emily Brown
@emilycbrown.bsky.social
Assistant Curator of Earth Systems at National Museums Scotland. Secretary and Trustee, Scottish Geology Trust. Gemmologist. Rock person. She/Her. All views are my own.
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Do you know what a Tassie Medal is?
They are glass paste reproductions of engraved cameos portrait medallions made by James Tassie (1735–1799), a Scottish gem engraver and modeller.
We're offering an exclusive chance for you to own one:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
They are glass paste reproductions of engraved cameos portrait medallions made by James Tassie (1735–1799), a Scottish gem engraver and modeller.
We're offering an exclusive chance for you to own one:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Do you know what a Tassie Medal is?
They are glass paste reproductions of engraved cameos portrait medallions made by James Tassie (1735–1799), a Scottish gem engraver and modeller.
We're offering an exclusive chance for you to own one:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
They are glass paste reproductions of engraved cameos portrait medallions made by James Tassie (1735–1799), a Scottish gem engraver and modeller.
We're offering an exclusive chance for you to own one:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
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Let your legacy be the #SiccarPoint #DeepTimeTrail
We want to honour our most generous donors by building you into the trail!
Donate to the Crowdfunder: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
We want to honour our most generous donors by building you into the trail!
Donate to the Crowdfunder: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
October 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Let your legacy be the #SiccarPoint #DeepTimeTrail
We want to honour our most generous donors by building you into the trail!
Donate to the Crowdfunder: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
We want to honour our most generous donors by building you into the trail!
Donate to the Crowdfunder: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/siccar-point
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Have you been to Siccar Point? Share your memories and show us your photos!
Help us build a Deep time Trail: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
Help us build a Deep time Trail: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
September 18, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Have you been to Siccar Point? Share your memories and show us your photos!
Help us build a Deep time Trail: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
Help us build a Deep time Trail: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
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Siccar Point is one of the most important geoheritage sites in the world; we think visitors deserve to hear why.
Help us install a Deep Time Trail - donate to the Crowdfunder now. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
youtu.be/OeHsVJiO9gE
Help us install a Deep Time Trail - donate to the Crowdfunder now. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
youtu.be/OeHsVJiO9gE
Help us build a Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point
YouTube video by Scottish Geology Trust
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September 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Siccar Point is one of the most important geoheritage sites in the world; we think visitors deserve to hear why.
Help us install a Deep Time Trail - donate to the Crowdfunder now. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
youtu.be/OeHsVJiO9gE
Help us install a Deep Time Trail - donate to the Crowdfunder now. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/siccar-point
youtu.be/OeHsVJiO9gE
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From Rock to Paper: Sketch like a Geologist
Join geologist Josephine Canning for a creative and educational hands-on workshop where art meets geology 🖌️🪨
Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike
📅 6th Sept, 10:30 - 12:00, Stirling Castle
Join geologist Josephine Canning for a creative and educational hands-on workshop where art meets geology 🖌️🪨
Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike
📅 6th Sept, 10:30 - 12:00, Stirling Castle
August 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
From Rock to Paper: Sketch like a Geologist
Join geologist Josephine Canning for a creative and educational hands-on workshop where art meets geology 🖌️🪨
Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike
📅 6th Sept, 10:30 - 12:00, Stirling Castle
Join geologist Josephine Canning for a creative and educational hands-on workshop where art meets geology 🖌️🪨
Perfect for beginners and enthusiasts alike
📅 6th Sept, 10:30 - 12:00, Stirling Castle
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Join the GeoBus team to explore local rocks and fossils on the St Andrews coast 🌊
See highlights of the Fife coastal path, including St Andrews' local volcano at the Rock and Spindle 🌋
Secure your free ticket now!
📅 7th Sept, 10:00 - 1:00, West Sands, St Andrews
See highlights of the Fife coastal path, including St Andrews' local volcano at the Rock and Spindle 🌋
Secure your free ticket now!
📅 7th Sept, 10:00 - 1:00, West Sands, St Andrews
August 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Join the GeoBus team to explore local rocks and fossils on the St Andrews coast 🌊
See highlights of the Fife coastal path, including St Andrews' local volcano at the Rock and Spindle 🌋
Secure your free ticket now!
📅 7th Sept, 10:00 - 1:00, West Sands, St Andrews
See highlights of the Fife coastal path, including St Andrews' local volcano at the Rock and Spindle 🌋
Secure your free ticket now!
📅 7th Sept, 10:00 - 1:00, West Sands, St Andrews
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Join in on a Ranger-led stroll along the Hopetoun foreshore to explore some of West Lothian’s finest geology.
Plus, you might even spot some fantastic 🦭 wildlife 🐦⬛ along the way!
📅 7th Sept, 10:00 - 13:00, Hopetoun House Estate
Plus, you might even spot some fantastic 🦭 wildlife 🐦⬛ along the way!
📅 7th Sept, 10:00 - 13:00, Hopetoun House Estate
August 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Join in on a Ranger-led stroll along the Hopetoun foreshore to explore some of West Lothian’s finest geology.
Plus, you might even spot some fantastic 🦭 wildlife 🐦⬛ along the way!
📅 7th Sept, 10:00 - 13:00, Hopetoun House Estate
Plus, you might even spot some fantastic 🦭 wildlife 🐦⬛ along the way!
📅 7th Sept, 10:00 - 13:00, Hopetoun House Estate
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Something exciting is coming 🎉
Join us creating the Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point!
Launching September 15th 2025.
Join us creating the Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point!
Launching September 15th 2025.
Coming Soon - Deep time trail crowdfunder
We've exciting things in the pipeline, watch on to find out more!
https://www.scottishgeologytrust.org/crowdfunder
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September 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Something exciting is coming 🎉
Join us creating the Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point!
Launching September 15th 2025.
Join us creating the Deep Time Trail at Siccar Point!
Launching September 15th 2025.
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Did you know that Midlothian was once a tropical swamp & the evidence is in the rocks? 🪨
On Sun 4th from 10am-12pm you can join Mark Wilkinson, a geologist from the @EdinburghUni, for a walk in Roslin Glen which will reveal the stories in the rocks! 🤩
On Sun 4th from 10am-12pm you can join Mark Wilkinson, a geologist from the @EdinburghUni, for a walk in Roslin Glen which will reveal the stories in the rocks! 🤩
August 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Did you know that Midlothian was once a tropical swamp & the evidence is in the rocks? 🪨
On Sun 4th from 10am-12pm you can join Mark Wilkinson, a geologist from the @EdinburghUni, for a walk in Roslin Glen which will reveal the stories in the rocks! 🤩
On Sun 4th from 10am-12pm you can join Mark Wilkinson, a geologist from the @EdinburghUni, for a walk in Roslin Glen which will reveal the stories in the rocks! 🤩
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The Scottish Geology Festival kicks off in 6 DAYS with our launch event
🌋 Volcanoes in our Neighbourhood 🔥
Join a panel of scientists and artists for presentations and discussions on how volcanoes influence our lives
📅 Mon 1st Sept, 6 -8pm @ Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
🌋 Volcanoes in our Neighbourhood 🔥
Join a panel of scientists and artists for presentations and discussions on how volcanoes influence our lives
📅 Mon 1st Sept, 6 -8pm @ Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
August 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
The Scottish Geology Festival kicks off in 6 DAYS with our launch event
🌋 Volcanoes in our Neighbourhood 🔥
Join a panel of scientists and artists for presentations and discussions on how volcanoes influence our lives
📅 Mon 1st Sept, 6 -8pm @ Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
🌋 Volcanoes in our Neighbourhood 🔥
Join a panel of scientists and artists for presentations and discussions on how volcanoes influence our lives
📅 Mon 1st Sept, 6 -8pm @ Hunterian Museum, Glasgow
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Notice the geology all around you as Dr Katie Strang leads a guided walk around the University of Glasgow campus 🏤
Examine the geology of the building stones and learn what they can tell you about Earth's long history 🌍🦖
📅 2nd Sept, 6 - 7:30 pm, meet at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
Examine the geology of the building stones and learn what they can tell you about Earth's long history 🌍🦖
📅 2nd Sept, 6 - 7:30 pm, meet at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
August 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Notice the geology all around you as Dr Katie Strang leads a guided walk around the University of Glasgow campus 🏤
Examine the geology of the building stones and learn what they can tell you about Earth's long history 🌍🦖
📅 2nd Sept, 6 - 7:30 pm, meet at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
Examine the geology of the building stones and learn what they can tell you about Earth's long history 🌍🦖
📅 2nd Sept, 6 - 7:30 pm, meet at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
New events are being added every day! Keep your peepers peeled for exciting things to come in September
🎉 We're LIVE ✨
The Scottish Geology Festival 2025 programme is now live!
We have 70+ exciting events across the country, celebrating Scotland's amazing geology. Check out the full list and find the event for you!
🔗 www.scottishgeologytrust.org/festival
The Scottish Geology Festival 2025 programme is now live!
We have 70+ exciting events across the country, celebrating Scotland's amazing geology. Check out the full list and find the event for you!
🔗 www.scottishgeologytrust.org/festival
August 22, 2025 at 1:57 PM
New events are being added every day! Keep your peepers peeled for exciting things to come in September
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We are really having a lot of fun exploring glorious Holyrood Park in the company of Isabella and James Hutton, in our most excellent @edfringe.bsky.social walking theatre. Come join us, every day (except Wednesday) until Monday 25th, starts 11am near Pollock Halls.
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
August 19, 2025 at 7:03 AM
We are really having a lot of fun exploring glorious Holyrood Park in the company of Isabella and James Hutton, in our most excellent @edfringe.bsky.social walking theatre. Come join us, every day (except Wednesday) until Monday 25th, starts 11am near Pollock Halls.
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
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It's Fringe time! You might need some Edinburgh geology. Join our immersive walking theatre shows in the footsteps of Charles Darwin and James Hutton.
16-25 August (not 20th), Hutton 11:00 and Darwin 14:00
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Photo: Prof Joe Goldblatt.
16-25 August (not 20th), Hutton 11:00 and Darwin 14:00
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Photo: Prof Joe Goldblatt.
August 5, 2025 at 7:24 AM
It's Fringe time! You might need some Edinburgh geology. Join our immersive walking theatre shows in the footsteps of Charles Darwin and James Hutton.
16-25 August (not 20th), Hutton 11:00 and Darwin 14:00
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Photo: Prof Joe Goldblatt.
16-25 August (not 20th), Hutton 11:00 and Darwin 14:00
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Photo: Prof Joe Goldblatt.
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📸 Goethite + hematite from Garleton
Often referred to as "Scottish Tiger's Eye" due to its visual similarity to the decorative stone, these banded hematite/goethite specimens are all that remain of the vein worked by the Garleton hematite mine
#mineralmonday #scottishgeology
Often referred to as "Scottish Tiger's Eye" due to its visual similarity to the decorative stone, these banded hematite/goethite specimens are all that remain of the vein worked by the Garleton hematite mine
#mineralmonday #scottishgeology
August 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📸 Goethite + hematite from Garleton
Often referred to as "Scottish Tiger's Eye" due to its visual similarity to the decorative stone, these banded hematite/goethite specimens are all that remain of the vein worked by the Garleton hematite mine
#mineralmonday #scottishgeology
Often referred to as "Scottish Tiger's Eye" due to its visual similarity to the decorative stone, these banded hematite/goethite specimens are all that remain of the vein worked by the Garleton hematite mine
#mineralmonday #scottishgeology
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I am so privileged to visit Siccar Point again and again (third time this week) and see it in different moods, and in the company of geologists and non-geologists all of whom see different aspects of this unique and special place. Just needs an ice cream van or gift shop for scale, don't you think?
July 17, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I am so privileged to visit Siccar Point again and again (third time this week) and see it in different moods, and in the company of geologists and non-geologists all of whom see different aspects of this unique and special place. Just needs an ice cream van or gift shop for scale, don't you think?
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Do you have an idea for #ScotGeolFest25?
We're now accepting event proposals!
We're looking for events that inspire, inform, and entertain, and which are themed around Scotland's amazing geology
If you have an idea, or want to be involved then please get in touch
We're now accepting event proposals!
We're looking for events that inspire, inform, and entertain, and which are themed around Scotland's amazing geology
If you have an idea, or want to be involved then please get in touch
July 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Do you have an idea for #ScotGeolFest25?
We're now accepting event proposals!
We're looking for events that inspire, inform, and entertain, and which are themed around Scotland's amazing geology
If you have an idea, or want to be involved then please get in touch
We're now accepting event proposals!
We're looking for events that inspire, inform, and entertain, and which are themed around Scotland's amazing geology
If you have an idea, or want to be involved then please get in touch
One day, my work lanyard will be wholly populated by crystal frogs and on that day I may rest.
June 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
One day, my work lanyard will be wholly populated by crystal frogs and on that day I may rest.
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Happy birthday to James Hutton - the Father of Modern Geology!
Hutton used Scottish rocks, like this exposure at Glen Tilt, to support theories of plutonism and deep time.
Here granite intrudes and surrounds sedimentary rocks - evidence these rocks were once molten
Hutton used Scottish rocks, like this exposure at Glen Tilt, to support theories of plutonism and deep time.
Here granite intrudes and surrounds sedimentary rocks - evidence these rocks were once molten
June 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Happy birthday to James Hutton - the Father of Modern Geology!
Hutton used Scottish rocks, like this exposure at Glen Tilt, to support theories of plutonism and deep time.
Here granite intrudes and surrounds sedimentary rocks - evidence these rocks were once molten
Hutton used Scottish rocks, like this exposure at Glen Tilt, to support theories of plutonism and deep time.
Here granite intrudes and surrounds sedimentary rocks - evidence these rocks were once molten
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Peatlands store twice the amount of carbon than all the world's forests. They help control flooding, reduce wildfire risk, drought, and provide important habitat for rare wildlife. Wicken Fen is one of the last refuges for a host of species dependent on peatland soils.
#WorldPeatlandsDay
#WorldPeatlandsDay
June 2, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Peatlands store twice the amount of carbon than all the world's forests. They help control flooding, reduce wildfire risk, drought, and provide important habitat for rare wildlife. Wicken Fen is one of the last refuges for a host of species dependent on peatland soils.
#WorldPeatlandsDay
#WorldPeatlandsDay
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Job alert- Curator of #Entomology at National Museums Northern Ireland with great colleagues and collections ce0568li.webitrent.com/ce0568li_web...
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April 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Job alert- Curator of #Entomology at National Museums Northern Ireland with great colleagues and collections ce0568li.webitrent.com/ce0568li_web...
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Congratulations to Arran Geopark on being awarded
🗻 UNESCO Global Geopark 🏔️status!
It’s fab to see Arran being recognised for its unique geological heritage, rich biodiversity, and commitment to protecting their natural heritage.
🗻 UNESCO Global Geopark 🏔️status!
It’s fab to see Arran being recognised for its unique geological heritage, rich biodiversity, and commitment to protecting their natural heritage.
April 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Congratulations to Arran Geopark on being awarded
🗻 UNESCO Global Geopark 🏔️status!
It’s fab to see Arran being recognised for its unique geological heritage, rich biodiversity, and commitment to protecting their natural heritage.
🗻 UNESCO Global Geopark 🏔️status!
It’s fab to see Arran being recognised for its unique geological heritage, rich biodiversity, and commitment to protecting their natural heritage.
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📸 Lanarkite from Leadhills
Named for the county in which it was first found, lanarkite is a lead sulphate which forms from the oxidation of galena.
A common place to find lanarkite is in mine spoil heaps - galena rapidly oxidises when exposed to Scottish weather!
#MineralMonday #ScottishGeology
Named for the county in which it was first found, lanarkite is a lead sulphate which forms from the oxidation of galena.
A common place to find lanarkite is in mine spoil heaps - galena rapidly oxidises when exposed to Scottish weather!
#MineralMonday #ScottishGeology
March 31, 2025 at 1:03 PM
📸 Lanarkite from Leadhills
Named for the county in which it was first found, lanarkite is a lead sulphate which forms from the oxidation of galena.
A common place to find lanarkite is in mine spoil heaps - galena rapidly oxidises when exposed to Scottish weather!
#MineralMonday #ScottishGeology
Named for the county in which it was first found, lanarkite is a lead sulphate which forms from the oxidation of galena.
A common place to find lanarkite is in mine spoil heaps - galena rapidly oxidises when exposed to Scottish weather!
#MineralMonday #ScottishGeology
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📸 Cryptomelane with magnetite and baryte from Grandhome
The manganese oxide (cryptomelane ) at Grandhome was mined in the early 1800s as an oxidising agent for making muriatic acid - then used as a bleach.
The mine closed by 1858 and today the site is inaccessible.
#MineralMonday #ScottishGeology
The manganese oxide (cryptomelane ) at Grandhome was mined in the early 1800s as an oxidising agent for making muriatic acid - then used as a bleach.
The mine closed by 1858 and today the site is inaccessible.
#MineralMonday #ScottishGeology
March 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📸 Cryptomelane with magnetite and baryte from Grandhome
The manganese oxide (cryptomelane ) at Grandhome was mined in the early 1800s as an oxidising agent for making muriatic acid - then used as a bleach.
The mine closed by 1858 and today the site is inaccessible.
#MineralMonday #ScottishGeology
The manganese oxide (cryptomelane ) at Grandhome was mined in the early 1800s as an oxidising agent for making muriatic acid - then used as a bleach.
The mine closed by 1858 and today the site is inaccessible.
#MineralMonday #ScottishGeology