Welcome to the Volcano Guy’s blog site full of geological adventures as I seek out to learn more about our rocky world!
Lastest Blogs
Many think of geology as a science subject. But what if I were to tell you it was also a foreign language, written by Mother Nature herself, as an autobiography of planet Earth through its life. Let me explain. [...]
Time for a much requested Volcanoes in Videogames review: Mario Kart! We’ll be taking a a lap or two around the explosive tracks of Grumble Volcano and into the bowels of Bowser’s Castle, as we investigate the (in)accuracies of volcanology in Mario Kart 8 deluxe (Switch). [...]
I use X-Ray Fluorescent Spectrometry (XRF) to geochemically analyse volcanic rocks that I collect from my fieldwork in the Lake District. This blog explains what XRF is and takes you through all the stages from collecting my samples to turning solid rock into numbers on an Excel spreadsheet that I can plot on graphs. [...]
It’s New Year conference season! At the time of writing this blog I am currently attending the VMSG2022 conference hosted online (due to covid) by the University of Manchester. It therefore feels like the perfect time for me to write about my experiences with conferences. [...]
For my first blog I figured it would be the most logical to start off by giving a brief intro about myself and then follow up with the plans that I have for this blog page. [...]