In geology, rock (or stone) is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter. It is categorized by the minerals included...

fieldwork, rock description, geophysical techniques, chemical analysis, physical experiments, and numerical modelling. In practical terms, geology is important...

In geology, country rock is the rock native to an area, in contrast to any intrusion of viscous geologic material, commonly magma, or perhaps rock salt...

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...

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, felsic is a modifier describing igneous rocks that are relatively rich in elements that form feldspar and quartz. It is contrasted with mafic...

The geologic time scale or geological time scale (GTS) is a representation of time based on the rock record of Earth. It is a system of chronological dating...

Look up Rock, Rocks, rock, or rocks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rock most often refers to: Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate...

Structural geology is the study of the three-dimensional distribution of rock units with respect to their deformational histories. The primary goal of...

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-mass...

per year, faster than most geologic structures. Hoodoos typically form in areas where a thick layer of a relatively soft rock, such as mudstone, poorly...

Chimney Rock is a prominent geological rock formation in Morrill County in western Nebraska. Rising nearly 300 feet (91 m) above the surrounding North...

suite Seamount "Extrusive rock - geology". Retrieved 21 October 2018. Jain, Sreepat (2014). Fundamentals of Physical Geology. New Delhi, India: Springer...

A geological contact is a boundary which separates one rock body from another. A contact can be formed during deposition, by the intrusion of magma, or...

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sedimentary rock are called sediment, and may be composed of geological detritus (minerals) or biological detritus (organic matter). The geological detritus...

In structural geology, a fold is a stack of originally planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, that are bent or curved ("folded") during permanent...

The rock cycle is a basic concept in geology that describes transitions through geologic time among the three main rock types: sedimentary, metamorphic...

A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics (lithology) that distinguishes it from...

which it is shaped. Geologists typically study rock, sediment, soil, rivers, and natural resources. Geology applies primarily to Earth, but can be applied...

 393–422. "Tor | geology". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 12 June 2020. Twidale, C. R., and Romani, J. R. V. (2005) Landforms and Geology of Granite Terrains...

Engineering geology is the application of geology to engineering study for the purpose of assuring that the geological factors regarding the location,...

In geology, basement and crystalline basement are crystalline rocks lying above the mantle and beneath all other rocks and sediments. They are sometimes...

Wayback Machine, accessdate: March 27, 2017. Britannica.com: intrusive rock | geology | Britannica.com, accessdate: March 27, 2017. Philpotts, Anthony R.;...

In planetary geology the term fillet describes a fine-grained deposit in an apron shape configuration that partially or entirely surround boulders on...

hammer, rock hammer, rock pick, geological pick, or informally geo pick is a hammer used for splitting and breaking rocks. In field geology, they are...

A geologic map or geological map is a special-purpose map made to show various geological features. Rock units or geologic strata are shown by color or...

A fracture is any separation in a geologic formation, such as a joint or a fault that divides the rock into two or more pieces. A fracture will sometimes...

Conner. Ayers Rock Geology Map (Map) (1st ed.). 1:250,000. Sheet SG52-8. Northern Territory Geological Survey. 1967. Ayers Rock Geology Map (Map) (2nd ed...

In geology, a dike or dyke is a sheet of rock that is formed in a fracture of a pre-existing rock body. Dikes can be either magmatic or sedimentary in...