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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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Channel resistance
Earth science; Geology
This is the friction created by the channel on a body of fmoving water. The higher the friction the slower the flow.
Cap rock
Earth science; Geology
A bed of resistant rock which overlies a less resistant rock. Often used to describe the rock overlying an oilfield.
Banded iron ore
Earth science; Geology
A sediment consisting of layer of chert alternating with bands of ferric iron oxides (hematite and limonite) in valuable concentrations.
Bituminous coal
Earth science; Geology
A soft coal formed by an intermediate degree of metamorphism and containing 15 to 20 percent volatile. The most common grade of coal.
Bony fishes
Earth science; Geology
Fish of the class Osteichthyes, characterised by a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage, gill covers, and an air bladder.
Connate water
Earth science; Geology
Water included in the groundwater which is derived from the rock itself, as opposed to water which has percolated down from the surface.
Crenulate
Earth science; Geology
An indented or wavy shoreline beach form, with the regular seaward- pointing parts rounded rather than sharp, as in the cuspate type.
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