Talk:Hoodoo (geology)

Pinnacles and spires
Before reading this article I didn't know a pinnacle from a spire from a hoodoo. Now I know that the pictures I took in Mexico were of spires. One thing I noticed, though, is that although the article links to pinnacle and spire, both of those articles deal only with the architectural meanings of the words and not the geological formations. Is there a geologist in the house who would like to include the alternate meanings in those articles? SWAdair | Talk 07:57, 15 Nov 2004 (UTC)

Photo
This picture was in the old Hoodoos article, now a redirect.

I'm not quite sure where, or whether, to put it in, as this article refers to the Bryce Canyon hoodoos almost exclusively. It's a nice picture, though. Joyous 02:53, Feb 2, 2005 (UTC)

Frost Heaving vs. Frost Wedging
There is a link pointing to uncreated article Frost Wedging in this section: Hoodoo_%28geology%29. However, there is an existing article under the name, Frost_heaving. I think they're two names for the same process but was too chicken to edit it in case I was wrong. I heard a process of the same definition called Freeze/Thaw and Frost Action, and that was just in school. What's the opinion of you lot? Empty Book 23:35, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Goblin Valley Hoodoos
Goblin Valley in central Utah is the home of some smaller hoodoos.–— Here is a picture I took ion April 2006:

Click me

Phil KonstantinGoblin Valley Photos

More photos
Skoch3 (talk) 02:49, 29 March 2009 (UTC): I uploaded some photos of tent rock in Tent Rocks park, Cochiti Pueblo, New Mexico. I'm going to post one of them in the gallery on the article page.

Merge proposal: Hoodoo (geology) & Fairy chimney
This entry and Fairy chimney appear to discuss the same topic. - Best, Ev (talk) 20:18, 20 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I just merged them as there's not really any reason to have both articles (and both said they were the same thing anyway). ··· 日本穣 ? · Talk to Nihonjoe 22:20, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

Problem with merger
Of the two original articles, apparently one focused on these structures with sedimentary rock environments and the other within volcanic rock environments. The two were then just smashed together such that the early part of the article defined them as being in sedimentary rocks, and then a formation section talked only of volcanic rocks. I notice someone previously had placed some clarification needed tags. I have tried to do some reconciliation of these portions, but the article needs further cleanup and harmonization. Lady of  Shalott  19:15, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

I've attempted some internationalisation of terminology in the captions, and added a fr:Cheminée de fée as well. Best to include the local names, I think. --Pete Tillman (talk) 06:49, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

hoodoo etymology?
Where does the non-English name come from?--Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 23:55, 1 May 2016 (UTC)

Merge proposal: Hoodoo (geology) & Tea Table
I fail to perceive any substantive difference between a hoodoo and a teatable, and suggest the articles be merged. jaknouse (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:16, 18 February 2019 (UTC)


 * You created the Tea table article 16 years ago and it is still unsourced. I would like to see a reliable source showing that "tea table" is even a geological/geographical term used to describe a type of landform, not just a made-up assumed generalisation from one rock pillar in Ohio, which just happens to have been named the "Devil's Tea Table". (Compare this situation with rocks that have been named e.g. "Elephant Rock": just because some rocks have this name, it does not follow that there is also a geological/geographical class of objects called "elephant rocks" notable enough for inclusion in Wikipedia; they are just examples of natural rock arches.) GeoWriter (talk) 14:53, 19 February 2019 (UTC)


 * An alternative possibility is to merge the examples from the Tea table article into the Mushroom rock article instead of into the Hoodoo (geology) article. GeoWriter (talk) 14:39, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Seems the image in Tea Table fits the Mushroom rock article, so I would support such a merge. Vsmith (talk) 00:45, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Like Vsmith, I support merging with mushroom rock. I cannot fine anything in the published literature that either formally describes or defines a "tea table" as a recognized type of landform. In addition, what I can find online sounds like it has been either parroted or rehashed from its Wikipedia article. As far as I have beat the bushes looking for one, I have been unable to find a reliable source for recognizing "tea table" as a geological/geographical term in a Wikipedia article. Paul H. (talk) 22:07, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
 * I've redirected rather than merging, given the abscence of referencing despite tagging for 13 years, and the recent failures to find sources discussed above. I won't be offended if someone finds something to rescue! Klbrain (talk) 18:44, 25 February 2020 (UTC)

Igneous hoodoos
This article shouldn't be focusing just on hoodoos made of sedimentary rocks as there are also many igneous hoodoos. In fact, I have seen sources describe volcanic plugs or protruding dikes as hoodoos, an example being The Monument in Canada. Volcanoguy 02:24, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

Drumheller reference 11 deadlink
Whatever this linked to, now doesnt exist someone will have to find a new reference 86.18.128.134 (talk) 04:26, 10 June 2022 (UTC)
 * I've added an archive link to the reference. Mind  matrix  11:05, 10 June 2022 (UTC)

Centimeter scale hoodoos
We read Hoodoos range in size from the height of an average human to heights excee... Nonsense. See commons:File:Hoodoos on a centimeter scale.jpg. True, these are mud hoodoos. Jidanni (talk) 06:33, 13 June 2024 (UTC)

"Hoodoo" is a mistranslation of "Oodoo"?
There is at least one informational placard at Bryce Canyon National Park that says the English word "hoodoo" originated from a mistranslation of an indigenous word for these rock formations that sounded like "oodoo". Not sure if it's truly accurate but it's certainly interesting. Unfortunately I am unable to find a reliable source that corroborates this informarion but was wondering if anyone has found one? If so, please add. Green Caffeine (talk) 06:57, 30 June 2024 (UTC)