Phil Gopon
@sulfidesleuth.bsky.social
Senior lecturer in economic geology, lover of extreme rocks and the outdoors, father of three.
Trying to help save the planet one mine dump at a time.
He/him. Ally
https://wwwphillipgopon.com
Trying to help save the planet one mine dump at a time.
He/him. Ally
https://wwwphillipgopon.com
Spend all day underground in an old mine and my favorite picture of the day is some mold growing on an old piece of wood😂. Guess I'm a bad #geologist. To the #biology folks, any idea what this stuff is?
Found some really nest massive sulfide veins as well.
Found some really nest massive sulfide veins as well.
November 25, 2023 at 4:56 PM
Spend all day underground in an old mine and my favorite picture of the day is some mold growing on an old piece of wood😂. Guess I'm a bad #geologist. To the #biology folks, any idea what this stuff is?
Found some really nest massive sulfide veins as well.
Found some really nest massive sulfide veins as well.
Years ago, my mineralogy prof read us a letter by NL Bowen, chastising a prof for shouting BS every time Bowen said equilibrium in a lecture. I still shout BS when I someone says equil =) My std think I'm crazy
Dnt believe me? Even @ >850C and >100 Mya rocks don't reach equil
doi.org/10.2138/am-2...
Dnt believe me? Even @ >850C and >100 Mya rocks don't reach equil
doi.org/10.2138/am-2...
Seeing through metamorphic overprints in Archean granulites: Combined high-resolution thermometry an...
doi.org
November 22, 2023 at 9:23 AM
Years ago, my mineralogy prof read us a letter by NL Bowen, chastising a prof for shouting BS every time Bowen said equilibrium in a lecture. I still shout BS when I someone says equil =) My std think I'm crazy
Dnt believe me? Even @ >850C and >100 Mya rocks don't reach equil
doi.org/10.2138/am-2...
Dnt believe me? Even @ >850C and >100 Mya rocks don't reach equil
doi.org/10.2138/am-2...
Reposted by Phil Gopon
Point made by Kevin Anderson often. Tackling climate change is about limiting the ability to the v richest to consume beyond the limits most people can't even dream of. It's a chance for greater fairness and equitability, not for general impoverishment. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #energysky
Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says
‘Polluter elite’ are plundering the planet to point of destruction, says Oxfam after comprehensive study of climate inequality
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2023 at 7:56 AM
Point made by Kevin Anderson often. Tackling climate change is about limiting the ability to the v richest to consume beyond the limits most people can't even dream of. It's a chance for greater fairness and equitability, not for general impoverishment. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #energysky
To the mineralogy crowd out there. Does anyone know what this asbestiform mineral growing underground in a relatively modern (1920ish) gold mine? The surface it was growing on was a shear surface on a sulfide containing gneiss.
October 26, 2023 at 9:03 AM
To the mineralogy crowd out there. Does anyone know what this asbestiform mineral growing underground in a relatively modern (1920ish) gold mine? The surface it was growing on was a shear surface on a sulfide containing gneiss.
Back in the Tauern this week with the our Geo Survey to measure sizes of mine waste dumps with geophysics.
A difficult but essential task if we want to get an estimate of the resources we have.
This week we are measuring a few test case where the know the tonnages from old mining docs.
A difficult but essential task if we want to get an estimate of the resources we have.
This week we are measuring a few test case where the know the tonnages from old mining docs.
October 24, 2023 at 3:17 PM
Back in the Tauern this week with the our Geo Survey to measure sizes of mine waste dumps with geophysics.
A difficult but essential task if we want to get an estimate of the resources we have.
This week we are measuring a few test case where the know the tonnages from old mining docs.
A difficult but essential task if we want to get an estimate of the resources we have.
This week we are measuring a few test case where the know the tonnages from old mining docs.
Day two of the #MUL geo mapping course in the bag. Gorgeous views and excited students! Even got above the snow line for a bit, but even in the Alps you have to deal with traffic at the end of the day! =)
October 17, 2023 at 5:09 PM
Day two of the #MUL geo mapping course in the bag. Gorgeous views and excited students! Even got above the snow line for a bit, but even in the Alps you have to deal with traffic at the end of the day! =)
First day of the Montanuniverstät Leoben field mapping course. Lovely crisp fall day. Even got the first dusting of snow up high last. Fun time and good students!
October 16, 2023 at 3:31 PM
First day of the Montanuniverstät Leoben field mapping course. Lovely crisp fall day. Even got the first dusting of snow up high last. Fun time and good students!
Guten Morgen aus dem schönen Liesingtal.
October 11, 2023 at 7:05 AM
Guten Morgen aus dem schönen Liesingtal.
New to this bluesky thing, wanted to introduce myself.
I am a facutly member at the mining university in Austria, where my students and I are focused on historic mine dumps as a source of the critical metals that we so desperately need to end our reliance on fossil fuels.
I am a facutly member at the mining university in Austria, where my students and I are focused on historic mine dumps as a source of the critical metals that we so desperately need to end our reliance on fossil fuels.
October 6, 2023 at 6:10 PM
New to this bluesky thing, wanted to introduce myself.
I am a facutly member at the mining university in Austria, where my students and I are focused on historic mine dumps as a source of the critical metals that we so desperately need to end our reliance on fossil fuels.
I am a facutly member at the mining university in Austria, where my students and I are focused on historic mine dumps as a source of the critical metals that we so desperately need to end our reliance on fossil fuels.