That's adorable. @calvinoot once decided she was going to carry this rock, not a small rock mind you, like a 'you have to carry it with two hands' rock for our entire hike and it almost killed her but by that time she became attached to it and wouldn't let it go.
I used to do that too when I was studying geology! My work partner was so defeated sometimes^^ And we called the smaller rocks we had to take as samples "the babies", and gave a name to each. All the other kids thought we were crazy.
calvinoot, the rock you describe sounds really amazing!
I am amazed at how many people relate to a story about carrying a rock! I mean I never thought about being a geologist @catfluff but people who do that sure rock, ehhehe. Also @purplepumpkin you studied geology? You are a person of mystery my friend.
Yeah I did! I spent one year studying math in a preparatory school (aka melting pens and sleeping in class), then got a bachelor's degree in geology and a master's degree in paleontology, then a year of unemployment and so I took back studies in history of art and cultural, architectural, historical and natural heritage. (yay that's the first time someone says I'm mysterious!)
And yesterday I typed "geologists" in google search bar and it suggested "geologists make the bedrock", so that's a good argument to enroll^^
I never officially studied geology, but did so on the sideline out of interest, and then followed it up by an internship in palaeontology (which finished last week) and starting lab work in geology today.
Woah for real?! What do you do in lab work??? And Pairs I did take it home? It was the copper slated rock I placed in water so the rainbow shine kept shining, my plastic dinosaurs sat on it.
Okay, you absolutely have to find that rock, for one, it sounds like MAGIC, but also, on principle that should not be hidden away. Also, paris, how could you POSSIBLY forget a copper shining rainbow rock. That sounds like it was absolutely worth lugging during a hike.
@calvinoot I am currently sorting the samples in the rock store and checking author and location (if we want to use the samples again for other projects) as most samples have a sample number but the author/project/location is in the dissertation, so I have to match them. Secondly, I am going to train how to do mineral separation: you basically take rock samples, crush them in a metal rock crusher, mill them, wash them (yes, you wash the mud from the sand, no jokes), then you separate them with different magnetic strengths and heavy liquids, then you pick tiny crystals (called zircons) using a needle from the sample under a microscope, mount them onto a resin puck, polish the dry puck, zap it with a laser, and get the Uraniam to lead ratio, which can tell you the age of the rock.
It's pretty damn cool tbh. You also get to image them under an electron microscope to see in which layer you are going to zap it, and if they have been reworked (new minerals introduced, weathered, etc)
When I lived in Asia, we would have a lot of snails on the road come rain. Me and my mom would go for walks to move them so they wouldn't get killed. If I see a snail in the middle of the street I still move them, especially if there's a high chance they'll get driven over.
calvinoot, the rock you describe sounds really amazing!
And yesterday I typed "geologists" in google search bar and it suggested "geologists make the bedrock", so that's a good argument to enroll^^
@celticrose I know I'm a monster
But, to be honest, nowadays only if I have my hands free...
give a certain rock that catches your eye special care