Things Geology Students Say

Olivine is salmon pink to beige. #ThingsGeoStudentsSay

"The pegmatite sill was not conformable to the foliation of the schist." #ThingsGeoStudentsSay #YouKeepUsingThatWord...

"Stop 3 was exceptionally hard to focus on because of natural distractions, but a viable interpretation was still taken from this large outcrop." #ThingsGeoStudentsSay #MountaingoatsAndTouristsInTheWay

"The mafic melt was introduced to the granite magma" #ThingsGeoStudentsSay #GneissToMeetYou

The aphanetic, pegmatitic crystals serve as groundmass. #ThingsGeoStudentsSay #YouKeepUsingThatWord

"I believe the olivine crystallized before, during, or after the other minerals in the rock" #ThingsGeoStudentsSay #Wellyouarenotwrong

"I place this rock in the banded zone although it is not very consistent with the characteristics of that zone" #ThingsGeoStudentsSay

"The black grain has a large, obtuse cleavage"

Reason why one should not pull an all-nighter for an exam: falling asleep during the final. #ThingsGeoStudentDo

"What is the origin of the name cuprite?" "Because you drink it from a cup, rite?" #verypunny #ThingsGeoStudentsSay

Molybdenite the principal ore of what? --copper #geoalchemist #thingsgeostudentssay

What is the dark variety of sphalerite called? --Darth Sphalerite #nerdminerals

The 9 on mohs scale is granite. #prettysureitsnotamineral #ThingGeoStudentsSay

This mineral has a hardness of 4> 5. #youbrokemath #ThingsGeoStudentsSay