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Vibrant sea-colored March birthstone
Aquamarine
What we call a large boulder deposited by a melting glacier
Glacial erratic
This type of sensitive vegetation now confined to summits was the first to return after glaciation
Alpine plants/vegetation
This type of circular fluid motion in the mantle drives the movement of continents
Convection
In order to metamorphosize rock, it must be really hot and ______ like Queen and David Bowie
Under Pressure
This mineral occurs in its pure elemental form, but you may be most familiar with its foil form
Aluminum
Heart Lake is this kind of lake/pond formed by a massive chunk of ice left behind by a glacier
Kettle pond or lake
This common type of forest bird often moves to higher elevations in the summer months
Dark-eyed Junco
The collision of continents to form this supercontinent is responsible for the creation of the rock which eventually became the Adirondacks
Rodinia
You might say an earthquake did this ACDC title
(You) Shook Me All Night Long
Typically purple colored February birthstone
Amythest
These thin strips of land were created by rivers flowing through glaciers
Eskers
These types of trees usually prefer to grow in glacial outwash soil
Coniferous
One of these in the Earth’s mantle is presumably responsible for the uplift of the dome of mountains called the Adirondacks
Hot spot
Heavy rains during mud season may cause these which leave visible scars on mountains like Colden. Fleetwood Mac sang about them.
Landslide or mudslide
This mineral is common in a type of rock found on the moon and in the High Peaks *will accept name of mineral or rock*
Anorthite or Anorthosite
This geological epoch is often referred to colloquially as the Ice Age
Pleistocene
These types of trees usually prefer to grow in glacial till soil
Deciduous/hardwood
This area of exposed, dense, pre-Cambrian (i.e. REALLY old) rock – of which the Adirondacks is a part – is the largest of its kind
Canadian Shield
These types of fields may (forever) be found on the outskirts of the blue line near Lake George
Strawberry
Some popular, non-banded varieties like moss ______ and fire _____ are not true examples of this mineral at all
Agate
You might not want to hike up the steeper, rockier south side of one of these
Roche mountonnée
The Adirondack Mountains are continuing to grow at a rate of approximately this many millimeters per year
3
The break-up of Rodinia created immense tension allowing for this geologic structure characterized by raised and lowered blocks of crust to form
Horst and graben
This whole jeopardy board was inspired by rocks and made by me not to be confused with Roxanne by this group
The Police