User:GeoWriter

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GeoWriter.

I'm a geologist, specialising in volcanoes and volcanic rocks, but I'm also very interested in all aspects of geology. On Wikimedia Commons I upload images of geology from many sources. I also categorise geology photos and add details to geology photo descriptions and locations.

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This user has been on Wikimedia Commons for
14 years, 10 months and 28 days
46,600+This user has made over 46,600 contributions to Commons.
This user has uploaded 3601 images to Wikimedia Commons.
This user is a geologist.

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