Sunday, February 5, 2012

Call for Posts: Accretionary Wedge #43, “my favorite geological illustration”

Last November I wrote about my favorite geological illustration, a striking aerial view of the Black Hills from the report of the 1875 Newton Jenny Expedition.  Ron Schott of the Geology Home Companion Blog asked if I would host an Accretionary Wedge on the topic.  "Of course!" I replied.  (I hope there are no other plans for AW#43 out there ... if so, please let me know).

All types of geological illustrations qualify -- drawings, paintings, maps, charts, graphs, cross-sections, diagrams, etc., but not photographs.  You might choose something because of its impact, its beauty, its humor, its clear message or perhaps because of a special role it played in your life.  Let us know the reasons for your choice!

You can leave a link to your post as a Comment below, or if you don’t have a blog, a link to the illustration with an explanation.  I’ll include everything in a roundup at the end of the month (deadline is February 29).

Geological illustrations currently on display at the
University of Wyoming Geology Museum.

20 comments:

  1. Hollis, here's one you might want to consider:
    http://ancientshore.com/2012/02/20/the-golden-age-of-paleontological-illustration-1-milne-edwards-and-haime/
    Cheers!

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  2. Here is my addition: http://blogs.agu.org/magmacumlaude/2012/02/22/magnificent-column-of-smoke-accretionary-wedge-43-entry/

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  3. Here is my contribution: http://globalgeology.blogspot.com/2012/02/accretionary-wedge-43-art-of-geology.html

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  4. A prime opportunity to post my favorite diagram! Thanks! http://freethoughtblogs.com/entequilaesverdad/2012/02/27/accretionary-wedge-43-proof-that-geology-diagrams-arent-boring/

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  5. There is a first time for everything ... here is mine:

    http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/bubbles-fragmentation-and-explosive-eruptions/

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  6. I've given up on blogging until I can get a new computer, but I posted this on Twitter... hope this works. https://twitter.com/#!/lockwooddewitt/status/174232560111587329/photo/1
    Dave Bressan replied with a post link that provides some interesting background: http://historyofgeology.fieldofscience.com/2010/06/james-hutton-3-june-1726-26-march-1797.html

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  7. Hollis, here's another one: http://annsmusingsongeologyotherthings.blogspot.com/2012/02/accrectionary-wedge-43-my-favorite.html

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  8. Here, hope it is not late:

    http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/history-of-geology/2012/02/29/accretionary-wedge-43-awful-changes/

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  9. After feeling uninspired on this one — there are so many! — I woke up this morning and realized that my most precious illustration has been sitting in the corner of my office for almost 20 years. I wish I'd scanned it when I had access to a large format scanner; hokey digital photo will have to do.

    The map that changed the man

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  10. Here's the Wooster Geologist's contribution: http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/2012/02/29/accretionary-wedge-43-fun-with-chemographic-projections/

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  11. I'm not a geo-blogger, but I jumped on the theme anyway.

    http://cujo359.blogspot.com/2012/02/what-geology-can-teach-us-work-endures.html

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  12. I got an Accretionary Wedge entry done on time, for a change: Ways and Means. Woohoo!

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  13. Here is mine...http://geologyhappens.blogspot.com/2012/02/aw-43-your-favorite-geology.html. I am looking forward to seeing the the whole collection.

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  14. Here's mine - thanks for hosting
    http://pascals-puppy.blogspot.com/2012/02/aw43-geological-illustrations.html

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  15. Here we go from me: http://all-geo.org/metageologist/2012/03/my-favourite-map/

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  16. Here's mine! http://aerialgeologist.blogspot.com/2012/03/accretionary-wedge-43-my-favorite.html

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  17. here's mine: http://lifeinplanelight.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/638/

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