This resource – the Stillwater Reservoir Conflict – is an activity that simulates the roles played by various interested parties when the siting of a reservoir is the subject of a public enquiry.
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Reservoir building conflict
Scanning Electron Microscope
Cross-bedded sandstone outcrop
This shows a sandstone outcrop on The Roaches in the Peak District of England. The sandstone layers show cross bedding and the sandstone layers have been tilted after their formation.
Brownfield site remediation
These resources cover industrial brownfield sites, stages in development of these sites and the remediation technologies used.
Rocks in thin section
This resource is a basic introduction to looking at rocks in thin section. The resource includes a section outlining the parts of a polarising light microscope. There is a section showing how this microscope can be used to study the optical properties of minerals in rock thin section. There are video clips showing the optical …
Sand analysis
This is a sand analysis exercise based on sands from two different locations.
Folds image library
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Faults image library
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Metamorphic image library
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Metamorphism
Metamorphism for A-Level students These resources were prepared by Prof John Wheeler for a meeting of A-Level Geology students.
The future of exploration?
This resource explains the diagenetic processes in sandstones and details the processes that result in anomalous porosity.
Igneous image library
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