Saturday, June 4, 2011

Accretionary Wedge #35: What's Your Favorite Geology Word?

I'm hosting this month's Accretionary Wedge Geoblog Carnival here at Georneys. Since I write about a geology word every week (see the "Geology Word of the Week" tag on the sidebar or the post "A Geologist's Alphabet"), I thought it would be fitting to host an etymological Accretionary Wedge. This month's Accretionary Wedge is easy-- if you want you can post just a single word!

The theme for this month is:
What's your favorite geology word?

You can post just the word if you want. You can also add anything you want-- a definition, some pictures related to the word, a story about the word, a poem, a drawing. Anything at all!

I must warn you, though: if you post about a good word, I may use the word in a future Geology Word of the Week post!

To join the geoblog carnival, just write a post on your blog and then link to it in a comment below or in a comment over at the Accretionary Wedge site. If you don't have a blog, you should start one. If you don't want to start a blog, just type your word in a comment below. Please submit your entries by the 26th or thereabouts so that I can compile them by the end of the month. Happy blogging!

Finally, be sure to check out last month's Accretionary Wedge #34: Weird Geology.
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  1. Jim L.June 4, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    I did a post a while ago during the Icelandic eruptions that I think will fit the AW since it is my favorite geology word: http://jazinator.blogspot.com/2010/04/jokulhlaup-geological-word-of-day.html

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  2. AnonymousJune 6, 2011 at 4:10 AM

    You shouldn't encourage me like that.

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  3. Short GeologistJune 6, 2011 at 7:31 PM

    They're not flashy, but they're so pretty! And I run into them all the time:

    http://shortgeologist.blogspot.com/2011/06/accretionary-wedge-varves.html

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  4. AnonymousJune 14, 2011 at 6:58 PM

    Here's the link to my blog post for the Accretionary Wedge:

    http://wp.me/p12Bmn-ec

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  5. Jessica BallJune 18, 2011 at 5:45 PM

    Mine's autobrecciation.

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  6. Callan BentleyJune 20, 2011 at 2:03 PM

    Mine is boudinage.

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  7. HypocentreJune 20, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    Mine's crozzle.

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  8. AnonymousJune 22, 2011 at 11:19 AM

    Mine is mylonite
    http://wp.me/p1un15-C

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  9. Dana HunterJune 23, 2011 at 6:09 AM

    My contribution. Subduction, yummy!

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  10. Evelyn June 23, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Here's the "History of Geology" post so I don't forget!
    http://historyofgeology.blogspot.com/2011/06/accretionary-wedge-35-giologia.html

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  11. Chris RJune 24, 2011 at 12:45 AM

    I have, shockingly, gone for the obvious

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  12. BrianRJune 24, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    Geophantasmogram! http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/my-favorite-geology-word-geophantasmogram/

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  13. AnonymousJune 24, 2011 at 10:23 AM

    I was gonna post on anticlinorium, but geophantasmogram has somewhat deflated my folds! Nice one, Brian.

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  14. ElliJune 24, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    my post on Disthen: http://bit.ly/kakXNO

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  15. Suvrat KherJune 24, 2011 at 12:10 PM

    here's mine - Primarrumpf @ http://suvratk.blogspot.com/2011/06/whats-your-favorite-geology-word.html

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  16. Silver FoxJune 24, 2011 at 12:19 PM

    Here's another obvious one.

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  17. AnonymousJune 24, 2011 at 12:57 PM

    Speaking of obvious words, here are two takes on our blog name:

    http://all-geo.org/highlyallochthonous/2011/06/when-a-tree-falls-in-a-stream-theres-always-something-around-to-make-use-of-it/

    http://all-geo.org/highlyallochthonous/2011/06/the-far-travelled-ground/

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  18. Ron SchottJune 24, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    And I've finally gotten around to settling on a favorite word too.

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  19. MikaJune 24, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Rheology, an ugly word for a pretty science.

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  20. Andrew Alden, Oakland Geology blogJune 24, 2011 at 8:12 PM

    There are too many favorites, but today the word that answered the call is palinspastic.

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  21. meta-geologistJune 25, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    I like the word porphyroblast very much.
    http://all-geo.org/erratics/2011/06/aw35-porphyroblast/

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  22. C W MageeJune 25, 2011 at 9:17 AM

    I like Sphene

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  23. John Van HoesenJune 25, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    Thanks for hosting:

    http://gmcgeology.blogspot.com/2011/06/accretionary-wedge-35-favorite-geology.html

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  24. AnonymousJune 25, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    My Favorite Geology Word is Isopach

    http://bnselim.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/favorite-geology-word-isopach-accretionary-wedge-35/

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  25. Malcolm V LJune 26, 2011 at 12:15 AM

    Hope nobody's used it yet

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  26. A Life Long ScholarJune 26, 2011 at 3:46 PM

    I didn't take time to check to see if anyone else used it, because it is such a good concept. http://a-life-long-scholar.blogspot.com/2011/06/orogenesis.html

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  27. JuliaJune 26, 2011 at 3:48 PM

    I got greedy - I used two: Stages Of Succession: Two Great Geological Words.

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  28. SaranneJune 27, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    What a treat! Most of my own favourites and a few I hadn't encountered before. Yum Yum!

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  29. CaseyJune 27, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    My first contribution to accretionary wedge. Yay!
    http://gioscience.blogspot.com/2011/06/accretionary-wedge-35-whats-your.html

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  30. NobodyJune 27, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Unconformity. Especially the Great Unconformity.

    Isaac Asimov commented that the most exciting phrase in science is "Huh, that's funny..." In that spirit, my favorite scientific word is "unexpected"--and nothing confounds geological expectation quite like an unconformity. Love 'em.

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  31. Matt KuchtaJune 27, 2011 at 6:07 PM

    With all the great words that I could pick, I only had time for "bioturbation." It's a great word - especially when dealing with dinosaur footprints.

    http://pascals-puppy.blogspot.com/2011/06/accretionary-wedge-35-my-favorite-word.html

    -mk

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  32. TannisJune 27, 2011 at 8:49 PM

    I finally had a chance to think of a word, and a few words to say about it, for my first ever AW post:

    http://tannislikesrocks.blogspot.com/2011/06/favourite-geology-word.html

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  33. KateJuly 1, 2011 at 9:23 AM

    My favorite words are orogeny and amygdaloidal.

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  34. AnonymousJuly 1, 2011 at 12:30 PM

    Oooh! If I can get a post done by the end of the day can that be added? It will be my inaugural blog post (for The Contemplative Mammoth).

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  35. Evelyn July 1, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Jacquelyn: Sure!

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  36. MaitriJuly 6, 2011 at 11:26 AM

    A little late to the game (technically started the post before the 26th) but here it is - crenulation.

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  37. JackAugust 26, 2011 at 9:26 AM

    thanks for info !!

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  38. JackNovember 25, 2011 at 5:30 AM

    My favorite geology Word is Isopach. Isopach is a contour that connects points of equal thickness.Isopachs are true stratigraphic thicknesse ( perpendicular to bedding surfaces).
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  39. BobbieQueenJanuary 24, 2012 at 4:35 PM

    Mine is Flatiron (disambiguation).
    The Flatirons as seen from Boulder High School in central Boulder
    The Flatirons are rock formations near Boulder, Colorado consisting of flatirons. There are five large, numbered Flatirons ranging from north to south (First through Fifth, respectively) along the east slope of Green Mountain, and the term "The Flatirons" sometimes refers to these five alone. Numerous additional named Flatirons are on the southern part of Green Mountain, Bear Peak, and among the surrounding foothills.Extended Auto WarrantyHome Warranty

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  40. Siesta KeyJanuary 27, 2012 at 10:31 PM

    Mine is Fracking
    Hydraulic fracturing is the propagation of fractures in a rock layer caused by the presence of a pressurized fluid. Hydraulic fractures form naturally, as in the case of veins or dikes, and is one means by which gas and petroleum from source rocks may migrate to reservoir rocks.Car Warranty

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  41. RocknockerMay 13, 2012 at 8:37 AM

    Monroes.

    Glossary of Geology. Have a look.

    Oddly enough, occurs in cool, temperate zones...(see the picture, you'll know what I mean...)

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