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Brian Perttu

@pyrolithic.bsky.social

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One more social media platform for me to neglect Geologist | Volcanologist Lahar hazards He/Him

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Brian Perttu @pyrolithic.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The locals assured me that the weather in Brussels won't stay this nice, but we've been pleasantly surprised so far.

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Brian Perttu @pyrolithic.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Ruapehu was fully out on the flight back to Palmy yesterday.

Mt. Ruapehu seen from a passenger flight.

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Brian Perttu @pyrolithic.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Someone left some pages of The Library of Babel at Borges' grave.

Gravestone of Jorge Luis Borges in Geneva

Pages of the short story The Library of Babel under a rock at Borges' grave.

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Brian Perttu @pyrolithic.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

@infrasound.bsky.social gave a great talk on PDC generated infrasound! I might be biased, but I think it was wonderful work ❤️ #IAVCEI2025 @iavcei.bsky.social

Presenter at IAVCEI 2025 talking about infrasound from PDCs

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Brian Perttu @pyrolithic.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Te Wai ā-moe, the sleeping waters, is the crater lake at the summit of Mt. Ruapehu, surrounded by (much diminished) glaciers on two sides, and a ridge of rock and tephra on the other 1.9.

Te Wai ā-moe, the acidic crater lake in Mt Ruapehu.

Sulfur slicks on the surface of Te Wai ā-moe crater lake

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Brian Perttu @pyrolithic.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

The Vivienne Westwood exhibition at Te Papa is amazing from the design right down to the materials. Those are some gorgeous aragonite clusters.

Vivienne Westwood gold plated brass tiara adorned with cubic zirconia and aragonite clusters

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Brian Perttu @pyrolithic.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

LinkedIn: "Based on your position in the New Zealand Army, here are openings in the Singapore Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Air Force"

LinkedIn email checking to see if I still want to receive notices on other PhD positions

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Brian Perttu @pyrolithic.bsky.social · 29/12/2023

Coming back into New Zealand I flew over the source of all my field studies, Mt Ruapehu's Crater Lake, Te Wai ā-moe The goal is to get closer this summer

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Brian Perttu @pyrolithic.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

I'm finally reading Children of Time and enjoying it. I want to compare it to the Uplift books, but there's a much narrower focus and sense of urgency here.

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