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You might be a geologist if…

geologyrocks:

trustisafragilething:

instead of finding change in the bottom of the washing machine, you find a fossiliferous carbonate that you happen to toss in your pocket while out in the field.

Happened to me with a bunch of biotite mica this year.

urg, I’ve totally washed delicate carbonate fossils to the point of dissolving them =/

Via Geology Rocks
  1. nikizgz reblogged this from geologyrocks and added:
    Y cuando la frase de “joer cómo te pesa la mochila, ¿qué llevas, piedras????” y tú…”sí………………” xDDDDDDDDDD
  2. oreadfarallon reblogged this from geologyrocks and added:
    A few fossils, some interesting igneous rocks… yeahh
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  5. meiolania reblogged this from geologyrocks and added:
    Ditto this for pyrite cubes and crinoid stems.
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  9. feralnostalgia reblogged this from geologyrocks and added:
    urg, I’ve totally washed delicate carbonate fossils to the point of dissolving them =/
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  13. seismogenic reblogged this from geologyrocks and added:
    Biotite mica in the washing machine —> All of your clothes sparkle
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  15. evaporites reblogged this from sperri and added:
    Don’t wash coveralls with coal samples in the pockets. Just sayin’ >.>
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  19. hjd reblogged this from geologyrocks and added:
    There are shards of iceland spar everywhere in my suitcase thanks to the Harding Pegmatite.
  20. thisisarock reblogged this from geologyrocks and added:
    Rock shed off of me walking around the room.
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  22. lunise reblogged this from geologyrocks and added:
    Happened to me with a bunch of billion-year-old schist last November.
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