List of Mnemonics - Geology

Geology

• The geological periods of the Paleozoic to Cenozoic eras are Precambrian, Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous:

• Pregnant Camels Ordinarily Sit Down Carefully, Perhaps Their Joints Creak

• Mineral Hardness scale 1-10:

For Talc(=1) Gypsum(=2) Calcite(=3) Fluorite(=4) Apatite(=5) Orthoclase(=6) Quartz(=7) Topaz(=8) Corundum(=9) Diamond(=10)

• Toronto Girls Can Flirt And Only Quit To Chase Dwarves .
• Terrible Giants Can Find Alligators Or Quaint Trolls Conveniently Digestible
• Tall Girls Can Fight And Other Queer Things Can Do!

• For differentiating stalactites and stalagmites.
  • The 'mites go up and the 'tites come down. When one has ants in one's pants, the mites go up and the tights come down. (Note: In a strict scientific sense, a mite is not an ant, although "mite" in common speech can refer to any small creature.)
  • Stalactites hang tight, hang down like tights on a line; stalagmites might bite (if you sit on them), might reach the roof.
  • Tights hang from the Ceiling, and Mites crawling around on the Ground
  • You need might to do push-ups (from the floor). You must hold tight doing chin-ups (off the ceiling).
  • Stalactites are on the ceiling. Stalagmites are on the ground.