>> professor said, "... we were walking through this field, came around a >> corner, and suddenly found ourselves neck deep in schist." >Gneiss try! Just out of interest, and continuing the theme of what-we-picked-up-from-our-geology-professors, is the geological term "fubarite" in use in any other part of the world except Britain? Happy SVP to all those with funding. Boo hoo. Chris