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hoodoo
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hoodoo
1. a variant of voodoo
2. (in the western US and Canada) a strangely shaped column of rock


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The peculiar balancing acts of some hoodoos occur because the cap rock is dolomite, a form of limestone reinforced by magnesium.
SO NICE IN BRYCE ROCK CONTORTIONS ARE THE FEATURED PLAYERS IN UTAH ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
It's similar geologically to Bryce Canyon, but doesn't have as many hoodoos - rock pinnacles - as Bryce, although some say the formations are more varied in color.
ON UTAH'S OUTLAW TRAIL : EXPLORING THE RUGGED HIGHWAYS OF BUTCH ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Okay, so this time Hannah has me hold the rock while she hoodoos up a storm.
Mississippi Red by Grisham, Sam L. / African American Review
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