Bernard Darty

Ever looked at a grand sandstone cliff or a red rock canyon and wondered how those layers of sand became solid rock? It’s a bit like baking a cake, but instead of using an oven, Mother Nature uses time, pressure, […]

Imagine a grain of sand beginning its journey in a riverbed. Over millions of years, that grain gets buried, squeezed, and chemically transformed, turning into solid rock. That incredible process is called diagenesis, and it’s one of geology’s most fascinating […]

If you’ve ever picked up a rock, you might have wondered how it came to be. Sure, they’re solid, hard, and often seem like they’ve been around forever. But beneath their tough exterior, sedimentary rocks are the result of a […]

Rocks don’t just sit still. Over millions of years, they go through countless changes, like that friend who went from high school goth to corporate chic. One of the most fascinating transformations rocks experience is diagenesis—a process that alters sedimentary […]

Diagenesis might not be a term you drop casually at a dinner party, but for geologists, it’s like a backstage pass to understanding the transformation of Earth’s sediments into solid rock. Think of it as nature’s way of turning a […]