LA-ICP-MS is temporally wild. It somehow manages to be both incredibly fast (getting the data!) and incredibly slow (processing the data!). Staving of frustration by reminding myself that this is thousands of years of data, and if it takes a day to process, well that's still really, really, quick!

#niche #LAICPMS #speleothem #geochemistry

Our @unsw / #ANSTO team is presenting at #EGU23 today! We're in session BG1.2, poster Hall A, from 2pm until the coffee break. Come and see as at A.191, A.202 and A.203 to see what we've been up to in the #speleothem #palaeofire world.

#paleofire

‼️#Speleothem, #cave, and #karst enthusiasts - don't forget to submit your abstract to our session at #EGU23‼️🪨💎🌧️🌲🦇🌡️
abstract deadline is tomorrow🔜meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU23/session/45507 ‼️‼️‼️@EuroGeosciences@mastodon.social

‼️#Speleothem, #cave, and #karst enthusiasts - don't forget to submit your abstract to our session at #EGU23‼️🪨💎🌧️🌲🦇🌡️
abstract deadline is tomorrow🔜meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU23/session/45507 ‼️‼️‼️

A bit of a late #HappyNewYear coinciding with first day back at work for 2023! I had a very rejuvenating break, and I'm feeling pretty excited for another year of #speleothem #fire science, plenty of #cycling, and some great #hiking.

This gorgeous ice curtain-turned-column (yes, it connects floor to ceiling!) was made possible by many days of below freezing (and near / at 0-f temperatures). What a chilly but fun trip underground. And yes, the reflection is on ice as well, there isn't any liquid water here!

#caves #caving #speleology #ice #winter #cold #speleothem

Speleothem, Cave of Santana. #cave #speleothem