Although deep time manifests itself in many ways, it resonates more strongly in some locations. One such place is in downtown Seattle at the southwest corner of 2nd Avenue and Marion Street.
I recall witnessing the Morton gneiss you refer to on your downtown geology tour "countless years ago". Thanks for the reminder I must swing by there for a hit of deep time.
That is some beautiful gneiss. If you want to see a piece of Acasta gneiss without going to NWT there is some at the geology museum at UBC in Vancouver. I'm also reminded of one of my favourite XKCD comics: https://xkcd.com/2187/
Although I was born and raised in Seattle, and now live in Bremerton, I lived for many years about an hour's drive from the Morton Gneiss. It's a pretty cool thing to touch it in situ. There is literally tons of it, but I'm glad that some of it is now protected in a state Scientific and Natural Area. It hosts some rare and unusual plants and animals.
I recall witnessing the Morton gneiss you refer to on your downtown geology tour "countless years ago". Thanks for the reminder I must swing by there for a hit of deep time.
I have always found pleasure in finding fossils in the stones buildings are made of. Of course, that stone is a baby compared to the gneiss.
I'll make a point of checking out the lovely Morton gneiss at the Exchange Building when I visit Seattle this summer
That is some beautiful gneiss. If you want to see a piece of Acasta gneiss without going to NWT there is some at the geology museum at UBC in Vancouver. I'm also reminded of one of my favourite XKCD comics: https://xkcd.com/2187/
Although I was born and raised in Seattle, and now live in Bremerton, I lived for many years about an hour's drive from the Morton Gneiss. It's a pretty cool thing to touch it in situ. There is literally tons of it, but I'm glad that some of it is now protected in a state Scientific and Natural Area. It hosts some rare and unusual plants and animals.