In 1869, John Wesley Powell was studying layers of rock in the Grand Canyon when he noticed an unconformity in the layers. Around a billion years were missing, and the problem turned out to be global.

The Great Unconformity is a major gap in Earth's geologic record. The missing layer between Precambrian and Cambrian rocks ...

Las Vegas locals began a project in the 1990s to protect a geological marvel at the edge of town. They made educational signs and were joined by politicians including late Sen. Harry Reid and ...

The Unconformity, a biennial four-day arts and culture event taking place in remote Queenstown, western Tasmania, opens with a particular feeling of resilience attached to it this year. Having evolved ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Elevated radioactivity over 2.2 metres discovered in the sandstone just above the unconformity at the Loki target "The Loki target radioactivity represents the first instance of sandstone-hosted, ...

One of the things I love to do on this blog is share photographs of geology I've taken while doing field work, attending field trips/conferences, or simply traveling. I started this series of sharing ...

Thousands of people have flocked to Tasmania's west coast for a quirky arts festival in a remote mining town. The Unconformity festival in Queenstown kicked off on Friday night with The Rumble, a ...

Drillhole WMA101-02 Intersects 5.2 Metres at 3.10% eU3O8 at the Unconformity Strong Alteration and Uranium Mineralization ...

Stallholders have been left counting the cost of The Unconformity cancellation, after the festival was stopped on the first day due to the snap Covid lockdown. The popular Queenstown event was ...