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  1. Mélange (Petrology 💎)

    In geology, a mélange is a large-scale breccia, a mappable body of rock characterized by a lack of continuous bedding and the inclusion of fragments of rock of all sizes, contained in a fine-grained deformed matrix. The mélange typically consists of a jumble of large blocks of varied lithologies. Both tectonic and sedimentary processes can form mélange. Mélange occurrences are associated with...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mélange

    #Melange #Petrology #StructuralGeology

  2. "Bevan started his geological work in #metamorphic #petrology, and his PhD centered on stability of siderite and metamorphism of iron formations in the Minnesota iron range. At a geological conference in Minneapolis[...], Bevan gave a talk about his thesis work there, which attracted a smart lady who was working for an iron-mining company. Two years later they married. Mary Hill French became a close partner in editing [his] manuscripts and joined in all the travels around the world." #geology