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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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Delta
Earth science; Geology
A fan-shaped deposit that forms where a stream enters a lake or ocean and drops its load of sediment.
Crust
Earth science; Geology
The upper part of the lithosphere , divided into oceanic crust and continental crust.
Crystallisation
Earth science; Geology
Growth of minerals (crystalline solids) from a liquid or gas.
Aeon
Earth science; Geology
The primary division of geologic time which are, from oldest to youngest, the Hadean, Archean, Proterozoic, and Phanerozoic eons.
Extension
Earth science; Geology
In geology, the process of stretching the Earth's crust. Usually cracks (faults) form, and some blocks sink, forming sedimentary basins.
Epidote
Earth science; Geology
Family of silicate minerals containing mostly calcium, aluminum, iron and magnesium along with water. Epidote is apple green and generally forms very small, stubby, prismatic crystals. It often ...
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