Geology

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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Intrusive rock

Earth science; Geology

Igneous rock that cools and solidifies beneath the Earth's surface. (= plutonic rock)

Intrusion

Earth science; Geology

Emplacement of magma (molten rock) into preexisting rock. Dikes, sills, and batholiths are intrusions.

A quasiperiodic crystal, or, in short, quasicrystal, is a structure that is ordered but not periodic. A quasicrystalline pattern can continuously fill all available space, but it lacks translational ...

Calcrete

Earth science; Geology

A surface sedimentary rock, a hardened deposit of calcium carbonate. This calcium carbonate cements together other materials, including gravel, sand, clay, and silt.