This week we are in Slovenia collecting rocks for Nick's MSc thesis. It is so very different from Morocco, instead of Tagine, we have pasta and steak, instead of mint tea, beer and espresso, and instead of scorching heat, we have rain.... oh so much rain.
The snails and worms are very happy though!
As are the wildflowers!
There are some beautiful oolites in Slovenia; here is an intraclast-rich oolite!
The one similarity is the age of the limestones (Early Jurassic) and the fact that the scenery is stellar!
Nick and his section's namesake, Kovk town (pronounced "COKE")
Far over the misty mountains....
Trees snapped from a bad winter storm.
Hardground and brachiopods
Side view of the hardground.
I swear my equipment always breaks in Slovenia!
Far in the distance is the Adriatic Sea!
Stunning encrinites, those little star shapes are
crinoid ossicles!
Better weather means nicer photos and happier geologists!
This part of Slovenia is very Austrian...
This is the traditional way to dry hay!
Sampling the limestones here is not easy. Nick is a trooper and has an impressive swing with a sledgehammer!
rock chips = cuts
We got stuck behind a logging truck, but watching "the claw" was pretty fun!
Classic karst!
Vipava Valley, many vineyards! :)
