Research Highlights

January 2012 - Geological Research

Dr. George H. Davis debuts Geologic Structures, which presents 3D photographs from his personal collection of geological samples collected from around the world. Of particular interest to the MTL team are the samples that he collected while conducting research in the Peloponessos:

• Eroded remnant of limestone with black chert layer, Peloponessos, Greece
• Pervasive closely spaced fracturing in radiolarian chert, Peloponessos, Greece
• Eroded remnant of limestone with buff, fractured chert layer, Peloponessos, Greece
• Joint- and bedding-bound cube of radiolarian chert, Peloponessos, Greece
• Pie wedge of bedding- and joint-bounded radiolarian chert, Peloponessos, Greece
• Ribs on jointing in radiolarian chert, Peloponessos, Greece
• Crack-Seal Faulting in Limestone, Mt. Lykaion, Peloponessos, Greece