Elizabeth V
@geolizzy.bsky.social
Ore Deposit geologist turned SAHM. I love rocks and books. Follow for geology and other science, women in STEM, and occasional snarky comments.
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Elizabeth V
@geolizzy.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Hello new followers! I’m Lizzy. My expertise is ore geology and mineral exploration, but I’m interested in all aspects of earth science. I’ve been a field mapper, lab scientist, adjunct faculty, and currently a SAHM because the job market is always up and down 😄
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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Oil geologists, if there are any on here: was the oil at Spindletop Jurassic in age (I know the salt dome it came out of was) or did it seep up from the Paleozoic? I haven't been able to find a clear answer on this, and I'd really like to know!
February 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Oil geologists, if there are any on here: was the oil at Spindletop Jurassic in age (I know the salt dome it came out of was) or did it seep up from the Paleozoic? I haven't been able to find a clear answer on this, and I'd really like to know!
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This @nytopinion.nytimes.com op-ed on rare earths repeats a misleading story: that China dominates these industries mainly because of lax labor and environmental standards. It sounds intuitive, but it’s analytically wrong in ways that matter for policy. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
Opinion | America’s Rare-Earths Solution Is Hiding in Plain Sight
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:55 PM
This @nytopinion.nytimes.com op-ed on rare earths repeats a misleading story: that China dominates these industries mainly because of lax labor and environmental standards. It sounds intuitive, but it’s analytically wrong in ways that matter for policy. 1/
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/o...
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How does sand mining reshape rivers?
@drchrishackney.bsky.social explores how #sandmining is transforming riverbeds in the #MekongRiver, #Cambodia. His work shows that bedforms become larger, steeper, and rougher than natural ones, altering flow and #sediment dynamics!
Full video on our website!
@drchrishackney.bsky.social explores how #sandmining is transforming riverbeds in the #MekongRiver, #Cambodia. His work shows that bedforms become larger, steeper, and rougher than natural ones, altering flow and #sediment dynamics!
Full video on our website!
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
How does sand mining reshape rivers?
@drchrishackney.bsky.social explores how #sandmining is transforming riverbeds in the #MekongRiver, #Cambodia. His work shows that bedforms become larger, steeper, and rougher than natural ones, altering flow and #sediment dynamics!
Full video on our website!
@drchrishackney.bsky.social explores how #sandmining is transforming riverbeds in the #MekongRiver, #Cambodia. His work shows that bedforms become larger, steeper, and rougher than natural ones, altering flow and #sediment dynamics!
Full video on our website!
Today’s my birthday, and I wanted to share two of the books I received. Excited to read both!
February 8, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Today’s my birthday, and I wanted to share two of the books I received. Excited to read both!
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🚨House Republicans have made substantial changes to the revised SAVE America Act, dropping provisions which would have forced Americans to prove their citizenship at the polls on Election Day. 🧵 1/
February 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
🚨House Republicans have made substantial changes to the revised SAVE America Act, dropping provisions which would have forced Americans to prove their citizenship at the polls on Election Day. 🧵 1/
Just in time for my birthday!
The 2026 edition of the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries is out!
www.usgs.gov/centers/nati...
www.usgs.gov/centers/nati...
Mineral Commodity Summaries
Published on an annual basis, this report is the earliest Government publication to furnish estimates covering nonfuel mineral industry data. Data sheets contain information on the domestic industry s...
www.usgs.gov
February 6, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Just in time for my birthday!
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Just like with Kilmer Abrego Garcia, the biggest sin any targeted immigrant can commit is winning battles — legal or PR battles — against the government, and they just won’t let those losses go
BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
DHS has requested expedited deportation proceedings against family of Liam Conejo Ramos
The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
www.mprnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Just like with Kilmer Abrego Garcia, the biggest sin any targeted immigrant can commit is winning battles — legal or PR battles — against the government, and they just won’t let those losses go
Geology in Wired!
A team of geologists found for the first time evidence linking regions of low seismic velocity and the shape of the Earth’s magnetic field. www.wired.com/story/titani...
Two Titanic Structures Hidden Deep Within the Earth Have Altered the Magnetic Field for Millions of Years
A team of geologists found for the first time evidence linking regions of low seismic velocity and the shape of the Earth’s magnetic field.
www.wired.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Geology in Wired!
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But, as they say, there is no time like the present
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
But, as they say, there is no time like the present
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
[OK, maybe the 1930s if you want to nitpick]
But, with some data wrangling, my first NSF Funding Curves!
2/3
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US NSF/GEO folks: if you/your students had GRFP applications that were returned without review, please send a note to [email protected] - they are logging and handling inquiries.
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
US NSF/GEO folks: if you/your students had GRFP applications that were returned without review, please send a note to [email protected] - they are logging and handling inquiries.
Sitting at the allergist waiting for the longest hour to finish so I can say I’m not allergic to penicillin anymore.
February 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Sitting at the allergist waiting for the longest hour to finish so I can say I’m not allergic to penicillin anymore.
Perfect time to remind everyone that the US has been making some shady critical minerals deals with certain other countries
Vance announces price floor effort for minerals thehill.com/newsletters/...
Vance announces price floor effort for minerals
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Vance announces price floor effort for mineralsThe Trump administration on Wednesday pushed for an internati…
thehill.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Perfect time to remind everyone that the US has been making some shady critical minerals deals with certain other countries
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Got to make a cool map at work this week: data centers permitted (in any capacity) by the EPA. It's always a treat to use symbologies from @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social! #gischat
February 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Got to make a cool map at work this week: data centers permitted (in any capacity) by the EPA. It's always a treat to use symbologies from @johnnelsonmaps.bsky.social! #gischat
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Did you know that Olympic curling stones come from just one tiny island in Scotland?
Granite from Ailsa Craig has been used to make Olympic curling stones since 1924. Below, you can see a thin section in cross polarised light.
Learn about the stones: britgeoheritage.blogspot.com/2014/02/gran...
Granite from Ailsa Craig has been used to make Olympic curling stones since 1924. Below, you can see a thin section in cross polarised light.
Learn about the stones: britgeoheritage.blogspot.com/2014/02/gran...
February 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Did you know that Olympic curling stones come from just one tiny island in Scotland?
Granite from Ailsa Craig has been used to make Olympic curling stones since 1924. Below, you can see a thin section in cross polarised light.
Learn about the stones: britgeoheritage.blogspot.com/2014/02/gran...
Granite from Ailsa Craig has been used to make Olympic curling stones since 1924. Below, you can see a thin section in cross polarised light.
Learn about the stones: britgeoheritage.blogspot.com/2014/02/gran...
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turns out when Bezos suggested "democracy dies in darkness" it was a goal, not a slogan
February 4, 2026 at 3:27 PM
turns out when Bezos suggested "democracy dies in darkness" it was a goal, not a slogan
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WaPo layoffs are tragic. This, however, is some excellent shade.
🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
February 4, 2026 at 2:56 PM
WaPo layoffs are tragic. This, however, is some excellent shade.
🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
🎁 link: www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Democracy died in a zoom meeting
The layoffs at the Washington Post have begun, with newsroom leaders telling employees its sports and books sections will be 'eliminated in current forms' and its international coverage will be downsized
February 4, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Democracy died in a zoom meeting
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Anyone here that has used GPR mounted on drones?
February 4, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Anyone here that has used GPR mounted on drones?
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Coalie doesn’t want to warm the planet, give kids asthma, or give miners black lung. You can see it in his face as he holds back the tears and gives a sad smile
‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel
‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel
Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’
Donald Trump’s administration has turned to an unusual weapon in its attempt to resurrect coal mining – a cartoon lump of coal, complete with giant eyes and yellow mining garb, called ‘Coalie.’
The administration’s new mascot, kitted out with a helmet, boots and gloves, was introduced in a seemingly artificial intelligence-generated picture posted online by Doug Burgum, Trump’s interior secretary. “Mine, Baby, Mine!” Burgum wrote on X, adding that Coalie will act as a “spokesperson” for Trump’s “American Energy Dominance Agenda.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Coalie doesn’t want to warm the planet, give kids asthma, or give miners black lung. You can see it in his face as he holds back the tears and gives a sad smile
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This is the anti-vaxx two-step. One of the big arguments anti-vaxxers make (including Trump) is that doctors load up kids with vaccines and this makes them autistic. This is why they argue to spread out the schedule. It's science-washed anti-science
“Any single vaccine” is the key phrasing here.
And it’s deliberate. See, Bhattacharya cannot acknowledge the truth that vaccines do not cause autism—indeed the idea that they do is based on fraudulent research—without alienating his anti-vax friends with whom he made a devil’s bargain for power.
And it’s deliberate. See, Bhattacharya cannot acknowledge the truth that vaccines do not cause autism—indeed the idea that they do is based on fraudulent research—without alienating his anti-vax friends with whom he made a devil’s bargain for power.
BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism
February 3, 2026 at 11:05 PM
This is the anti-vaxx two-step. One of the big arguments anti-vaxxers make (including Trump) is that doctors load up kids with vaccines and this makes them autistic. This is why they argue to spread out the schedule. It's science-washed anti-science
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Good news of the week: an Asian elephant was born on February 2 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) for the first time in nearly 25 years. 🐘
📷: Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
🎵: TripleScoop
📷: Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
🎵: TripleScoop
February 3, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Good news of the week: an Asian elephant was born on February 2 at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) for the first time in nearly 25 years. 🐘
📷: Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
🎵: TripleScoop
📷: Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
🎵: TripleScoop
Coalie doesn’t want to warm the planet, give kids asthma, or give miners black lung. You can see it in his face as he holds back the tears and gives a sad smile
‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel
‘It’s sick’: Trump administration uses mascot called ‘Coalie’ to push dirtiest fossil fuel
Cartoon lump of coal with giant eyes was spotlighted by US interior secretary in X post saying: ‘Mine, Baby, Mine!’
Donald Trump’s administration has turned to an unusual weapon in its attempt to resurrect coal mining – a cartoon lump of coal, complete with giant eyes and yellow mining garb, called ‘Coalie.’
The administration’s new mascot, kitted out with a helmet, boots and gloves, was introduced in a seemingly artificial intelligence-generated picture posted online by Doug Burgum, Trump’s interior secretary. “Mine, Baby, Mine!” Burgum wrote on X, adding that Coalie will act as a “spokesperson” for Trump’s “American Energy Dominance Agenda.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Coalie doesn’t want to warm the planet, give kids asthma, or give miners black lung. You can see it in his face as he holds back the tears and gives a sad smile
The real crime is that this graph does not show that US steel production decreased 2.4% from 2023 to 2024
February 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The real crime is that this graph does not show that US steel production decreased 2.4% from 2023 to 2024
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Dinosaur paleontology is rife with sex pests and bullies. Men who have the academy on their side and count on the benefit of the doubt, usually keeping their jobs and prestige even when their abuses come to light.
I hope we get some daylight because I’m not kidding, the science needs a reckoning.
I hope we get some daylight because I’m not kidding, the science needs a reckoning.
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Dinosaur paleontology is rife with sex pests and bullies. Men who have the academy on their side and count on the benefit of the doubt, usually keeping their jobs and prestige even when their abuses come to light.
I hope we get some daylight because I’m not kidding, the science needs a reckoning.
I hope we get some daylight because I’m not kidding, the science needs a reckoning.