Boudinage
Boudinage is a big word that describes something that happens to rocks when they get squished in the earth. Imagine you have a big piece of playdough that you can squish with your hands. If you squish it really hard, it might start to get stretched out and thin in some parts, while it gets thicker in other parts. That's kind of what happens to rocks in the earth when they get squished.
When rocks get squished like this, they can start to bend and fold. Sometimes, these folds can get so stretched out that they break into separate pieces. These separate pieces are called boudins (boo-dins). Boudins are like little sausages made out of rock.
Why do rocks do this? Well, the earth is always moving and shaking, so sometimes rocks get squished by all of this movement. This squeezing and stretching can make them bend and fold and break into boudins.
Scientists study boudinage because it can tell them a lot about how the earth has changed over time. By looking at the shapes of the boudins, they can figure out things like how deep the rocks were when they got squished and how fast they were moving. It's like solving a puzzle made out of rocks!
When rocks get squished like this, they can start to bend and fold. Sometimes, these folds can get so stretched out that they break into separate pieces. These separate pieces are called boudins (boo-dins). Boudins are like little sausages made out of rock.
Why do rocks do this? Well, the earth is always moving and shaking, so sometimes rocks get squished by all of this movement. This squeezing and stretching can make them bend and fold and break into boudins.
Scientists study boudinage because it can tell them a lot about how the earth has changed over time. By looking at the shapes of the boudins, they can figure out things like how deep the rocks were when they got squished and how fast they were moving. It's like solving a puzzle made out of rocks!