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Crystal structure
posted on Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Crystal structure
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In mineralogy and crystallography, crystal structure is a unique arrangement of atoms or...
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Fabric (geology)
posted on Monday, January 25, 2010
Fabric (geology)
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In geology...
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crumple
posted on Sunday, December 27, 2009
crumple
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Verb
(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by...
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prolepsis
posted on Friday, December 25, 2009
prolepsis (plural prolepses)
From Wikitionary
  1. The assignment of something to a period of time that precedes it.
  2. The representation of something which has occurred before its time. I'm a dead man.
  3. (rhetoric) The anticipation of an objection...
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Chatoyancy
posted on Saturday, November 7, 2009
Chatoyancy
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In gemology, chatoyancy (pronounced /ʃəˈtɔɪənsiː/, shə-TOY-ən-see), or chatoyance, is an optical reflectance effect seen in certain gemstones. Coined from the French "œil de chat," meaning "cat's eye," chatoyancy arises either from the fibrous structure of a material, as...
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Isostasy
posted on Friday, October 16, 2009
From Wikipedia:

Isostasy (Greek isos = "equal", stásis = "standstill") is a term used in geology to refer to the state of gravitational equilibrium between the earth's lithosphere and asthenosphere such that the tectonic plates "float" at an elevation which depends on their thickness and density.
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