{"id":4872,"date":"2010-12-25T14:51:42","date_gmt":"2010-12-25T19:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/?p=4872"},"modified":"2010-12-25T14:51:42","modified_gmt":"2010-12-25T19:51:42","slug":"the-12-geological-days-of-christmas-a-reprise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/all-geo.org\/highlyallochthonous\/2010\/12\/the-12-geological-days-of-christmas-a-reprise\/","title":{"rendered":"The 12 geological days of Christmas: a reprise"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"A<\/span>Merry Christmas, everyone! I’m having a rather strange Christmas this year – most of my unwrapping this year has been of the flat-pack furniture variety, as my new flat in Chicago slowly starts to look a little less minimalist. Whilst I’m busy doing that, I thought new readers and old might enjoy my 12 geological days of Christmas series: conceived in a fit of bored madness as I rode a train to see my family last December, it not only proved to be quite a challenge to actually keep up the once-a-day posting schedule, but also a huge amount of fun. For me, anyway.<\/p>\n

The words below are sung to the obvious tune, and (mostly) just about scans – although my festive gift to you is not to post anything resembling audio of me trying to sing it myself. <\/p>\n

On the 1st day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: <\/p>\n

an APWP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

On the 2nd day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: <\/p>\n

2 concordant zircons<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

…and an APWP.<\/p>\n

On the 3rd day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: <\/p>\n

3 Helmholtz coils<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

…2 concordant zircons,
\nand an APWP.<\/p>\n

On the 4th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: <\/p>\n

4 index fossils<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

…3 Helmholtz coils,
\n2 concordant zircons,
\nand an APWP.<\/p>\n

On the 5th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: <\/p>\n

5 focal mechanisms!<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

…4 index fossils,
\n3 Helmholtz coils,
\n2 concordant zircons,
\nand an APWP.<\/p>\n

On the 6th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: <\/p>\n

6 fields a-flipping<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

…5 focal mechanisms!
\n4 index fossils,
\n3 Helmholtz coils,
\n2 concordant zircons,
\nand an APWP.<\/p>\n

On the 7th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: <\/p>\n

7 glaciers melting<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

\u20266 fields a-flipping,
\n5 focal mechanisms!
\n4 index fossils,
\n3 Helmholtz coils,
\n2 concordant zircons,
\nand an APWP.<\/p>\n

On the 8th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: <\/p>\n

8 streams reversing<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

\u20267 glaciers melting,
\n6 fields a-flipping,
\n5 focal mechanisms!
\n4 index fossils,
\n3 Helmholtz coils,
\n2 concordant zircons,
\nand an APWP.<\/p>\n

On the 9th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: <\/p>\n

9 isotopes fractionating<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

\u20268 streams reversing,
\n7 glaciers melting,
\n6 fields a-flipping,
\n5 focal mechanisms!
\n4 index fossils,
\n3 Helmholtz coils,
\n2 concordant zircons,
\nand an APWP.<\/p>\n

On the 10th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: <\/p>\n

10 probes a-probing<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

\u20269 isotopes fractionating,
\n8 streams reversing,
\n7 glaciers melting,
\n6 fields a-flipping,
\n5 focal mechanisms!
\n4 index fossils,
\n3 Helmholtz coils,
\n2 concordant zircons,
\nand an APWP.<\/p>\n

On the 11th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: <\/p>\n

11 terranes amalgamating<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

\u202610 probes a-probing,
\n9 isotopes fractionating,
\n8 streams reversing,
\n7 glaciers melting,
\n6 fields a-flipping,
\n5 focal mechanisms!
\n4 index fossils,
\n3 Helmholtz coils,
\n2 concordant zircons,
\nand an APWP.<\/p>\n

On the 12th day of Christmas, my true love sent to me: <\/p>\n

12 folds a-plunging<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

\u202611 terranes amalgamating,
\n10 probes a-probing,
\n9 isotopes fractionating,
\n8 streams reversing,
\n7 glaciers melting,
\n6 fields a-flipping,
\n5 focal mechanisms!
\n4 index fossils,
\n3 Helmholtz coils,
\n2 concordant zircons,
\nand an APWP!<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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