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Geology (from
Ancient Gr**** γῆ (gê) 'earth' and λoγία (-logía) 'study of, discourse') is a
branch of
natural science concerned with the
Earth and other...
- of
relating strata to time) and
geochronology (a
scientific branch of
geology that aims to
determine the age of rocks). It is used
primarily by Earth...
- In
geology and
related fields, a
stratum (pl.: strata) is a
layer of rock or
sediment characterized by
certain lithologic properties or
attributes that...
- In
geology, a
fault is a
planar fracture or
discontinuity in a
volume of rock
across which there has been
significant displacement as a
result of rock-m****...
- In
geology, a
depression is a
landform sunken or
depressed below the
surrounding area.
Depressions form by
various mechanisms. Erosion-related: Blowout:...
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depositional systems,
Northern Gulf of
Mexico Basin".
Marine and
Petroleum Geology. 18 (10): 1031–1040. Bibcode:2001MarPG..18.1031G. doi:10.1016/S0264-8172(01)00045-9...
- of the
Interior whose work
spans the
disciplines of biology, geography,
geology, and hydrology. The
agency was
founded on
March 3, 1879, to
study the landscape...
- In
geology,
bedrock is
solid rock that lies
under loose material (regolith)
within the
crust of
Earth or
another terrestrial planet.
Bedrock is the solid...
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southern Mexico to
southeastern Panama. Due to the
presence of
several active geologic faults and the
Central America Volcanic Arc,
there is a high
amount of...
- islands, channels, and bays—the
captain and
others on the crew
observed the
geology, plants, and
wildlife on Floreana, Isabela, and
Santiago before continuing...
