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Geology
The science that comprises the study of the solid Earth and the processes by which it is shaped and changed.
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Corona hole
Earth science; Geology
An extended region of the corona, exceptionally low in ensity and associated with unipolar photospheric regions.
Boss
Earth science; Geology
A dome shaped igneous intrusion which has been exposed at the top by the erosion of the softer surrounding rocks.
Authigenesis
Earth science; Geology
The process by which new minerals form in a sediment or sedimentary rock during or after deposition.
Accident
Earth science; Geology
An undesired event that results in harm to people, damage to property, loss to process, or harm to the environment
Bed
Earth science; Geology
(1) the bottom of a river channel, (2) a geological description for a layer of rock separated by bedding planes.
Breaker zone
Earth science; Geology
The zone within which waves approaching the coastline commence breaking, typically in water depths of between 5 m and 10 m.
Bedding plane
Earth science; Geology
Surface separating layers of sedimentary rocks and deposits. Each bedding plane marks termination of one deposit and beginning of another of different character, such as a surface separating a ...
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