June 4, 2011
Accretionary Wedge #35: What’s Your Favorite Geology Word?
Posted by Evelyn Mervine
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:
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.
Jazinator said on June 4, 2011
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
reynardo said on June 6, 2011
You shouldn't encourage me like that.
Short Geologist said on June 6, 2011
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
glacialtill said on June 14, 2011
Here's the link to my blog post for the Accretionary Wedge:http://wp.me/p12Bmn-ec
Jessica Ball (AKA Tuff Cookie) said on June 18, 2011
Mine's autobrecciation.
Callan Bentley said on June 20, 2011
Mine is boudinage.
Hypocentre said on June 20, 2011
Mine's crozzle.
denisetang said on June 22, 2011
Mine is mylonitehttp://wp.me/p1un15-C
Dana Hunter said on June 23, 2011
My contribution. Subduction, yummy!
Evelyn Mervine said on June 23, 2011
Here's the "History of Geology" post so I don't forget! http://historyofgeology.blogspot.com/2011/06/accretionary-wedge-35-giologia.html
CJR said on June 24, 2011
I have, shockingly, gone for the obvious
BrianR said on June 24, 2011
Geophantasmogram! http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/06/my-favorite-geology-word-geophantasmogram/
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anisotropicreflections said on June 24, 2011
I was gonna post on anticlinorium, but geophantasmogram has somewhat deflated my folds! Nice one, Brian.
Elli said on June 24, 2011
my post on Disthen: http://bit.ly/kakXNO
Suvrat Kher said on June 24, 2011
here's mine – Primarrumpf @ http://suvratk.blogspot.com/2011/06/whats-your-favorite-geology-word.html
Silver Fox said on June 24, 2011
Here's another obvious one.
annejefferson said on June 24, 2011
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/
Ron Schott said on June 24, 2011
And I've finally gotten around to settling on a favorite word too.
Mika said on June 24, 2011
Rheology, an ugly word for a pretty science.
andrew said on June 24, 2011
There are too many favorites, but today the word that answered the call is palinspastic.
meta-geologist said on June 25, 2011
I like the word porphyroblast very much.http://all-geo.org/erratics/2011/06/aw35-porphyroblast/
Chuck said on June 25, 2011
I like Sphene
John Van Hoesen said on June 25, 2011
Thanks for hosting: http://gmcgeology.blogspot.com/2011/06/accretionary-wedge-35-favorite-geology.html
bnselim said on June 25, 2011
My Favorite Geology Word is Isopach http://bnselim.wordpress.com/2011/06/26/favorite-geology-word-isopach-accretionary-wedge-35/
Malcolm V L said on June 26, 2011
Hope nobody's used it yet
A Life Long Scholar said on June 26, 2011
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
Julia said on June 26, 2011
I got greedy – I used two: Stages Of Succession: Two Great Geological Words.
Mia said on May 19, 2012
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Saranne said on June 27, 2011
What a treat! Most of my own favourites and a few I hadn't encountered before. Yum Yum!
Efrain said on May 22, 2012
that is not too much interrupting, your wiitrng’s clarity just gets better. (And as you all know, clarity is very important). Readers like to read metaphors and imagine the situation visually in their
G said on June 27, 2011
My first contribution to accretionary wedge. Yay!http://gioscience.blogspot.com/2011/06/accretionary-wedge-35-whats-your.html
MzPhyz said on June 27, 2011
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.
MK said on June 27, 2011
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
Tannis McCartney said on June 27, 2011
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
Kate said on July 1, 2011
My favorite words are orogeny and amygdaloidal.
Jacquelyn said on July 1, 2011
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).
Evelyn Mervine said on July 1, 2011
Jacquelyn: Sure!
Maitri said on July 6, 2011
A little late to the game (technically started the post before the 26th) but here it is – crenulation.