Sierra Nevada Rose To Current Height Earlier Than Thought, Say Geologists

Science Daily ^ | 4-26-2008 | Stanford University

[Fiji Hill]

One of the things that most attracted me to geology was the fact that it was basically a combination of all the sciences.

I also like the geology's rich and exotic terminology derived from various languages--for example, a'a and pahoehoe (Hawaiian), nues ardentes (French), horst and graben (German), caldera and cordillera (Spanish), etc.

[huskerjim]

My favorite term is wackestone for a carbonate rock texture that contains grains, such as shell fragments, but is mud supported. I think this term in german in origin.