A.A.N.G.
ASSOCIATION
OF APTLY-NAMED GEOLOGISTS
By Bill Tong
The membership of this most unusual geoscience organization
all have names suited for their individual specialties...
| Specialization |
Member |
Namesake |
| Mineralogy |
Lyman Knight |
limonite |
|
Ida Krays |
idocrase |
|
Al Mundeen |
almandine |
|
Terry Rosa |
terra rosa |
|
Cal Site |
calcite |
| Crystallography |
Perry Klein |
pericline |
|
Polly Crystal |
polycrystal |
|
Ray Dios |
radius |
| Igneous Petrology |
Greta Gabbro |
Greta Garbo |
|
Ann DeSite |
andesite |
|
Peg Matite |
pegmatite |
| Metamorphic Petrology |
Phil Light |
phyllite |
| Geochemistry |
Orson Nick |
arsenic |
|
Al Kalai |
alkali |
|
Ray D. Um |
radium |
|
Ben Zeen |
benzene |
|
Ray Don |
radon |
| Sedimentology |
Sandy Stone |
sandstone |
|
Mick Wright |
micrite |
|
Tom Bolo |
tombolo |
|
Marly Sands |
marly sands |
| Stratigraphy |
Fay Seas |
facies |
|
Sid Layer |
sed. layer |
| Paleontology |
Ole Nellus |
Olenellus |
|
Sue DeMorf |
pseudomorph |
|
Hal O'Pora |
Hallopora |
|
Fay Kopz |
Phacops |
| Clay Mineralogy |
Benton Knight |
bentonite |
|
Kay Olin |
kaolin |
| Soil Science |
Molly Saul |
mollisol |
|
Alfie Saul |
alfisol |
|
Andy Saul |
andosaul |
|
Al O'Fain |
allophane |
| Economic Geology |
Emma Nation |
emanation |
|
Flora Spar |
fluorospar |
| Petroleum Geology |
Kerry Jen |
kerogen |
| Coal Geology |
Pete Marsh |
peat marsh |
| Engineering Geology |
Fay Lear |
failure |
| Hydrogeology |
Art Ti-Shen |
artesian |
|
Muddy Waters |
muddy waters |
| Marine Geology |
Maureen Terrace |
marine terrace |
|
C. Mount |
seamount |
| Oceaography |
Eddy Current |
eddy current |
|
Eddy Mark |
eddy mark |
| Limnology |
Anna Robik |
anaerobic |
| Structural Geology |
Isaac Klein |
isocline |
|
Pete DeMont |
piedmont |
|
Alec Thon |
allocthon |
|
Val Lee |
valley |
| Geomorphology |
Penny Plain |
peneplain |
|
Ava Lanche |
avalanche |
| Volcanology |
Cole Derra |
caldera |
|
Maude Lahar |
mud lahar |
| Geophysics |
Cy Zmick |
seismic |
|
Sal Sima |
sial-sima |
| Planetary Geology |
Lou Nar |
lunar |
| Field Geology |
Seymour Travers |
see more traverse |
| Climatology |
Al Bideau |
albedo |
| Meteorology |
Gus T. Ness |
gustiness |