A hoodoo (also called a tent rock, fairy chimney, and earth pyramid) is a tall, thin spire of rock that protrudes from the bottom of an ariddrainage basin or badland. Hoodoos, which may range from 1.5 to 45 metres (4.9 to 147.6ft), typically consist of relatively soft rock topped by harder, less easily eroded stone that protects each column from the elements. They generally form within sedimentary rock and volcanic rock formations.
Hoodoos are found mainly in the desert in dry, hot areas. In common usage, the difference between hoodoos and pinnacles (or spires) is that hoodoos have a variable thickness often described as having a "totem pole-shaped body". A spire, on the other hand, has a smoother profile or uniform thickness that tapers from the ground upward. An example of a single spire, as an earth pyramid, is found at Aultderg Burn, near Fochabers, Scotland.
Hoodoos range in size from the height of an average human to heights exceeding a 10-story building. Hoodoo shapes are affected by the erosional patterns of alternating hard and softer rock layers. Minerals deposited within different rock types cause hoodoos to have different colors throughout their height.
Black Holes and Revelations is the fourth studio album by English alternative rock band Muse, released on 3 July 2006 in the United Kingdom. It gets its title from a line in the song "Starlight", which is the second track on the album. Recording was split between New York and France, and it was the first time Muse had taken a more active role in the album's production. The album was a change in style from Muse's previous albums, and the band cited influences that included Depeche Mode, Millionaire, Lightning Bolt, Sly and the Family Stone, and music from southern Italy.
Black Holes and Revelations was placed at number 34 in a public vote conducted by Q Magazine for "The Best British Albums of all time" in February 2008.
Like their two previous albums, Black Holes and Revelations has political and science-fiction undertones, with the lyrics covering topics as varied as political corruption, alien invasion, revolution and New World Order conspiracies as well as more conventional love songs.
Hoodoo has some spiritual principles and practices that are similar to spiritual folkways in Haitian, Jamaican, and New Orleans traditions. It is believed Hoodoo evolved in the Mississippi Delta where the concentration of slaves had been dense. Hoodoo then spread throughout the Southeast as well as North along the Mississippi as African Americans left the Delta beginning in the 1930s.
Hoodoo is an ever-evolving process, continuously synthesizing from contact with other cultures, religions, and folkways. What is notable about the hoodoo folk process is the use of biblical figures in its practices and in the lives of its practitioners. Most practitioners of hoodoo integrate this folkway with their Christian religious faith. Icons of Christian saints are often found on hoodoo shrines or altars.
Geology (from the Greek γῆ, gē, i.e. "earth" and -λoγία, -logia, i.e. "study of, discourse") is an earth science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change. Geology can also refer generally to the study of the solid features of any celestial body (such as the geology of the Moon or Mars).
The majority of geological data comes from research on solid Earth materials. These typically fall into one of two categories: rock and unconsolidated material.
Country rock is a geological term meaning the rock native to an area. It is similar and in many cases interchangeable with the terms basement and wall rocks.
The term is used to denote the usual strata of a region in relation to the rock which is being discussed or observed.
The following are areas in geology when the term country rock is used;
Intrusive settings; when describing a pluton or dike one may describe the igneous rock as intruding the surrounding country rock, the rock into which the pluton has intruded.
In describing the texture or structure of lit-par-lit (layer by layer) intrusion, the intrusive is described in relation to the country rock or wall rock
Alluvial settings; when describing recent alluvium the material that has arrived through volcanic, glacial or fluvial action can be described as a veneer on the country rock
Geology is a publication of the Geological Society of America (GSA). The GSA claims that it is the most widely read scientific journal in the field of earth science. It is published monthly, with each issue containing 20 or more articles, and an annual total of 1166 pages.
One of the goals of the journal is to provide a forum for shorter articles and less focus on pure academic research type articles.
This type of geological feature goes by a few different names, including a hoodoo, a tent rock, and a fairy chimney ... For instance, the Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah is scattered with hoodoos that appear to defy gravity and sense.
Many "lead to the top of the hoodoos" and "are quickly degrading the formations, often leading to the collapse of geologic features that have been standing as a part of the landscape for thousands of years.".
Many “lead to the top of the hoodoos” and “are quickly degrading the formations, often leading to the collapse of geologic features that have been standing as a part of the landscape for thousands of years.”.
Many "lead to the top of the hoodoos" and "are quickly degrading the formations, often leading to the collapse of geologic features that have been standing as a part of the landscape for thousands of years.".
... south of the state — particularly Zion, with its glorious sandstone cliffs and crawling creeks, and Bryce Canyon, a geological spectacle of red-rock hoodoos that could make you believe in miracles.
... tall rock formations in Bryce Canyon National Park are called hoodoos ... I first visited in 2014 for an undergraduate geology class and was blown away by the stunning rock formations called hoodoos.
Officials said the last “significant change” in fees happened in 2018 ... $25 ... $15 ... It features a half-mile-deep geologic amphitheater with an eclectic assortment of red, orange, pink and white formations that include hoodoos, fins and arches ... .
Officials said the last “significant change” in fees happened in 2018 ... $25 ... $15 ... It features a half-mile-deep geologic amphitheater with an eclectic assortment of red, orange, pink and white formations that include hoodoos, fins and arches ... .
The successes of the 2023 field program in discovering new gold-copper mineralization and increasing the geological understanding of the KSP and Hoodoo properties warrants augmented exploration in these areas.
Hoodoos – part of Benefiel's “Cast in Light” sculpture collection – is her fourth New York City public art exhibition ... The Hoodoo installation will be transferred from NYC to Rome this May for permanent installation.
Uçhisar Castle stands as an iconic geological formation and historical marvel nestled in the heart of Cappadocia, Turkey... The area is full of “fairy chimneys,” known as hoodoos, which are tall rock cones and spires formed by erosion.
Colorado Springs Gazette
18 Dec 2024
Colorado Springs Gazette
18 Dec 2024