JOHN S. MASON BSc MPhil
Geologist & Mineralogist - Geoconservation & Interpretation
Severe weather photographer - Writer, Web & Graphics design

7 Windsor Terrace, Machynlleth, Powys, Mid Wales SY20 8DA
Tel: 01654 703638 - email: johntherock@btopenworld.com
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ABOUT ME:

Consultant services in mines, minerals, research, environmental issues, site assessment, site management advice, photography, interpretation, guided field trips, presentation and communication: the vital combination of practical experience and vocational enthusiasm at sensible professional rates.

Follow the links to view a summary of my 20 years of research and work among the hills, in the mines and, in my spare time, under the skies of Wales: my long apprenticeship! Thank you for taking the time to visit, and do not hesitate to contact me if you think I can be of assistance. Note: for image captions place your mouse pointer on them! Site last updated 02:04:2007.
Geology and metallogenesis in Wales
Mineralogy in Wales: Welsh minerals with link to Central Wales Orefield section
Conservation of geological and mineralogical features
Interpretation services
Environmental consultancy
Severe Weather: Storms, tornadoes and funnel-clouds in Wales, UK
Graphics & web design
Severe weather photography: cumulonimbus off Tywyn, Gwynedd, January 2003. Mineralogical research: synchysite and pyrite, under the electron microscope, from Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales - copyright National Museums & Galleries of Wales Conservation through public interpretation: field guide to trail linking several geological SSSI's in Coed Y Brenin Forest, North Wales Environment and site management: highly acidic water cascading from the blocked entrance to No.9 Adit, Cwmrheidol mine, 1992. See the Environmental section for the full story! Interpretation: the 4,600 million years of geological time plotted against the human 12-month calendar - just one way of presenting this vast concept.