Dr. Simon Jowitt
@thejow.bsky.social
Economic geologist, Nevada State Geologist and Director of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology @unevadareno, formerly @UNLVGeoscience @MonashEAE, @GeologyLeics, @CambSchMines, @GeosciencesEd. Views are my own. From Shipley, WYorks, and a BCAFC fan.
Another day at the grindstone ahead 😆 🎂 🥳
August 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Another day at the grindstone ahead 😆 🎂 🥳
Some rather impressive bridgework…
July 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Some rather impressive bridgework…
Hello Edinburgh… it’s been a while.
July 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Hello Edinburgh… it’s been a while.
Gave a pint or so today… or nearly an armful as Tony Hancock might have put it.
July 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Gave a pint or so today… or nearly an armful as Tony Hancock might have put it.
One nice thing about flying out of Reno airport is the artwork by the check in desks, which incorporates geological maps of Nevada. Next stop (after two layovers!), Potsdam, Germany!
June 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
One nice thing about flying out of Reno airport is the artwork by the check in desks, which incorporates geological maps of Nevada. Next stop (after two layovers!), Potsdam, Germany!
Not every day you come across rather nice stibnite crystals like these. There’s antimony in them thar hills…
June 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Not every day you come across rather nice stibnite crystals like these. There’s antimony in them thar hills…
Not a bad memento from giving a talk to the Arizona Geological Society a couple of days ago…
May 10, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Not a bad memento from giving a talk to the Arizona Geological Society a couple of days ago…
Annual group photo for the Ralph J. Roberts Center for Research in Economic Geology at the University of Nevada Reno @unevadareno.bsky.social. Undertaking impactful research and training the next economic geologists for the Silver State and far beyond…
April 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Annual group photo for the Ralph J. Roberts Center for Research in Economic Geology at the University of Nevada Reno @unevadareno.bsky.social. Undertaking impactful research and training the next economic geologists for the Silver State and far beyond…
Interesting that the US has applied tariffs to the Heard and McDonald Islands, where no one lives and there are no imports or exports. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heard_I...
April 3, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Interesting that the US has applied tariffs to the Heard and McDonald Islands, where no one lives and there are no imports or exports. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heard_I...
Good morning Reno!
March 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Good morning Reno!
Not a bad view of Mt. Rainer en route to Vancouver today…
January 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Not a bad view of Mt. Rainer en route to Vancouver today…
Anyone else find that Amazon Alexa uses more and more AI that is exceptionally prone to hallucinations, especially when you ask slightly odd questions. Here’s one example…
December 30, 2024 at 12:06 AM
Anyone else find that Amazon Alexa uses more and more AI that is exceptionally prone to hallucinations, especially when you ask slightly odd questions. Here’s one example…
Pretty stormy but cool skies over Reno this morning. Merry Christmas Eve all…
December 24, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Pretty stormy but cool skies over Reno this morning. Merry Christmas Eve all…
Pretty spectacular skies over Reno tonight
December 24, 2024 at 1:05 AM
Pretty spectacular skies over Reno tonight
So the valentines stuff has arrived already. Could have waited until 2025 perhaps…?
December 23, 2024 at 8:57 PM
So the valentines stuff has arrived already. Could have waited until 2025 perhaps…?
Some nice samples from the Geological Society of Nevada Christmas party last night. A couple of these may now be in my possession…
December 19, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Some nice samples from the Geological Society of Nevada Christmas party last night. A couple of these may now be in my possession…
Not a bad photo with a phone…
December 10, 2024 at 12:45 AM
Not a bad photo with a phone…
Rusty on my beachballs but looks like a decent amount of strike slip movement
December 10, 2024 at 12:27 AM
Rusty on my beachballs but looks like a decent amount of strike slip movement
Sundogs and partial haloes (and a couple of explainers)…
December 2, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Sundogs and partial haloes (and a couple of explainers)…
Say hello to my fishy friend!
November 24, 2024 at 2:27 AM
Say hello to my fishy friend!
Ichthyosaur fossils at the Nevada Art Museum…
November 23, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Ichthyosaur fossils at the Nevada Art Museum…
Christmas cake prepped and baking…
November 17, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Christmas cake prepped and baking…
Not a bad dinner…
November 17, 2024 at 3:03 AM
Not a bad dinner…
Some photos from the Reno air show a couple of weeks back… nice to watch from ones back yard.
November 17, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Some photos from the Reno air show a couple of weeks back… nice to watch from ones back yard.
Totally agreed on that.
November 15, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Totally agreed on that.