My aim has been to show that absolute dating in geology is not just a kind of bluff in producing older and still older ages. |
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Physiologically based biology and geology took over from natural history towards the end of the nineteenth century. |
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It's taken the father-of-three 23 years to complete a BSc in geology and earth sciences from the Open University. |
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The Atlantic facade offers warm, mostly navigable seas, a complex, mineral-rich geology, and spectacular biodiversity. |
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McPhee is possibly best known for his explorations in earth history and geology which earned him a Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for his book. |
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Expanding specialist areas of applied geology have included hydrogeology, soil mechanics, rock mechanics, and engineering geology. |
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The authors do an excellent job of discussing the nuances between soil science and geology. |
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His compendious book ranges from dry speculation on geology to exquisite description of flora, spangled with remarkably apt epigrams. |
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One time on a geology field trip, a student's acid bottle, carded in a rear pocket, sprang a leak. |
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In geology, students learn about the structure of the Earth, volcanoes and the formation and recycling of rocks. |
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A school has been forced to admit it made a mistake after allowing geology students to hack at the rock face of a beauty spot on a field trip. |
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Scotland's history has always been a subject of controversy, even when dealing with the million-year calibrations of geology. |
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Vernadsky defined the biosphere in a rigorous way, from the standpoint of geology. |
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He thought about it, but he wanted to go into geology and already had a job offer with oil firms. |
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Company geologists regularly visit stopes and development headings to gather samples, map local geology, and give direction to miners. |
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The sixty pages on palaeontology emphasize geology and stratigraphy and chiefly illustrate trilobites. |
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Contributors include accomplished specialists in geology, paleontology, and paleoanthropology. |
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And the same objection can be raised against any of the historical sciences including astronomy, evolutionary biology, geology and palaeontology. |
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Amongst the group were experts in environmental management, ecology, geology, palaeontology, climatology and economics. |
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Here, the true nature of the geology of the Chiricahuas is laid bare for visitors to observe and ponder. |
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New applications bring together soil data with land use, climate, surficial geology and farm management information. |
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The board found it would have an impact on the geology, hydrogeology and ecology of the area. |
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Scientists were there to study the marine biology and geology, and naval hydrographers to bring back information to update charts. |
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Among these are astronomy, climatology, ecology, evolutionary biology, geology, and paleontology. |
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It has a good set of beaches, catacombs to explore, and some remarkable fauvist geology. |
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More important for archaeologists in the field is the apparent loss to most school children of geology and physical geography. |
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It covers science, through physical geography and geology, and humanities, through economic and historical geography. |
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Several nice color maps of the geology, vegetation, and physiography of the state are provided in this chapter. |
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A comparison of estimates of dip separation based on onshore geology and seismic data is presented later in the paper. |
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His compendious book, then, ranges from dry speculation on geology to exquisite description of flora, spangled with remarkably apt epigrams. |
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They will come away, as I did, with a pretty good idea of what the field of forensic geology is all about. |
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Crism also will map the geology, composition, and stratigraphy of various Martian surface features. |
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These use remote sensing and instruments that can scratch away surfaces to analyse the geology of the Red Planet. |
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British Geological Survey maps indicate that the geology of the area is generally glacial till with underlying coal measures. |
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The western tip of the South Alkyonides Fault is exposed in the surface geology and geomorphology of the Perachora Peninsula. |
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Stephen Jay Gould teaches biology, geology, and the history of science at Harvard University. |
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A fundamental tenet of the science of geology is the Principle of Uniformitarianism, which states that the present is a key to the past. |
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The geology of the Karaburun Peninsula suggests that the nappes may have been thrust from north of the Mesozoic Karaburun carbonate platform. |
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They have undergraduate or graduate degrees in subjects including anthropology, geology, marine science and maritime history. |
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Some of this stems from a poor understanding of wetland geology and what wetland landforms are. |
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Natural features, such as soils, climate, and geology, are an important influence on water quality in watersheds. |
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The 143,670-square-foot building will house facilities for teaching biology, chemistry, geology, physics and other sciences. |
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Physical sciences, particularly earth sciences such as geology and hydrology, are popular subjects for study and research in Oman's university. |
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The local geology has always affected the way in which urban centres develop. |
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The country has produced important work in biology, medicine, geology, mathematics, physics, genetics, psychology, and anthropology. |
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We next review the topographic and geomorphological patterns evident in Scandinavia from the perspective of regional structural geology. |
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Portland cement manufacturing incorporates many disciplines, from engineering to chemistry to geology to computer science. |
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Indeed, many physicists did not even believe that geology and biology were sciences at all. |
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The Magellan mapped 98 percent of Venus' surface, thus revolutionizing our understanding of the planet, particularly its geology. |
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Structural geology is the branch of geology that deals with the description and interpretation of the structure of rocks. |
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Howitt himself became interested in geology through his activities on the goldfields as prospector and mining warden. |
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I take this to be an invitation to actively study genetics, atmospheric sciences and geology and so on. |
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In addition, there are historical photos from expeditions pertaining to scientific studies of Arctic archaeology, glaciology, and geology. |
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Currently unresolved issues in Scottish geology include problems of correlation across the Moine Thrust Zone. |
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Some weeks later I ran into the geology professor, a friendly person that I got on well with. |
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The geology of New Zealand is divided into at least eight terranes of regional extent and a number of smaller tectonic slices. |
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There was little interest in peatland geology during this early period outside of the Geological Survey of Canada. |
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This volume makes useful contributions to a variety of topics dealing with the Paleogene geology of the North Atlantic region. |
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The region's peculiar geology of soft limestone, called karst, has been especially troublesome. |
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Although the earth sciences are best known for geology, at Waterloo the field includes geophysics, hydrogeology and geochemistry. |
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She was well on course to gain the grades in chemistry, geology, biology and history she needed to gain university entrance. |
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His four books, which ranged over local lore, geology and topography, became standard reading for lovers of the Lake District. |
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A team headed by dinosaur expert and the museum's keeper of geology Dr Phil Manning, have prepared, conserved and interpreted the find. |
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Mr. Boskey was a short, portly fellow who wisecracked his way through our daily hour of devotion to the basics of geology. |
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It lists all the rarer plants of the district, and the zoophytes, and devotes a whole chapter to geology. |
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The two tropes are geology and archaeology integrated into an anecdotal, memorialising narrative form that demands admiration for its adroitness. |
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The geology here is alternating layers of limestone and shale topped with millstone grit. |
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But the complex geology overlying the mountain aquifers continues to challenge researchers. |
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A combination of displays related to paleontology, archeology, geology and history seems to hold some promise as a theme for the weekend. |
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There, I am told, we will find compelling disproofs of creationist geology. |
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Courses related to astrobiology are offered in the departments of geology, biology, physics, and electrical engineering. |
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Potential drilling sites are located using 3D seismic data and a deep understanding of geology and geophysics. |
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The geology at Grimes Graves comprises a number of flint layers lying below sands and clays and interspersed between chalk. |
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The origins of marine geology lie in the development of submarine telegraphy in the latter half of the nineteenth century. |
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There his private income enabled him to take up the new science of geology. |
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In geology, the theory of evolution could explain two agreed facts that had given the scriptural view of creation a hard time. |
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This more recent house on the Izu Peninsula marks a temporary break with mining the fertile seams of Toyko's quixotic urban geology. |
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Many mathematicians were interested in natural philosophy, and geology in particular. |
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Carbonate-rich Paleozoic bedrock characterizes the geology of the Mixedwood Plains. |
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When I was in college, my geology professor told us about Lake Nyos, which had formed in a volcano crater in Cameroon, West Africa. |
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He joined the staff of the university in 1967 as the geology and geophysical sciences librarian. |
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The geology of the complex, poorly exposed and highly deformed and metamorphosed rocks of the Sudetes of SW Poland has long been controversial. |
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The Other Physical Sciences category includes geology, geography, hydrology, statistics, meteorology, and physics. |
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Here is the chance to enjoy ancient geology with the benefit of modern organisation. |
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He made fundamental contributions to mining geology and metallurgy, mineralogy, structural geology, and paleontology. |
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In any case, the contributions of Ibn Sina to several aspects of geology and mineralogy are significant in the history of these sciences. |
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I have tried to cover the basic geology and mineralogy of the district and hit a few of the district's highlights. |
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Stereochemistry is also important in geology, especially mineralogy, with dealing with silicon based geochemistry. |
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The two rovers will land on opposite sides of the planet and investigate the geology of regions where liquid water might once have been present. |
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In the study area, the surface geology of the foreland fold and thrust belt is dominated by the south Urals accretionary complex. |
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Finding oil and gas is a process that combines physics and geology with a lot of engineering technology. |
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This was especially so in the fields of geology, biology, botany and organic chemistry. |
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Volcanic rocks of enormous thickness and deep-seated igneous intrusions from this period have created much of the geology of the Peruvian Andes. |
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Granitic magmatism at convergent margins is intrinsic to the growth of continents and is an integral part of Andean geology. |
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The geology and history of the discovery of the diamond pipes are described in detail in numerous publications. |
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Her officers, bluejackets, and Scientifics were finally at sea, yet from the perspective of geology they had not yet even left the continents. |
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A full colour photograph, contoured map and additional facts about the history, geology and wildlife of the area accompany each route. |
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Canadian vineyards are planted on a wide variety of soil types underlain by diverse bedrock geology. |
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For 130 miles we plowed through this nebulous and speculative world, peopling it, unpeopling it, fiddling like gods with its probable geology. |
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First they're introduced to the internal structures and geometries of the desert geology and botany. |
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T H. Huxley, too, had an enormous influence on Morgan, training him in zoology when Morgan returned to London for postgraduate study not long after his geology degree. |
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In the natural sciences, biology and geology should be emphasized. |
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He felt there was a need to instruct geology students about Montserrat's volcano, and that the video would also be useful for students of earth science. |
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Well, it is in fact true that the unique geology of Afghanistan has endowed the country with vast mineral deposits. |
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Not only was very little known about the geological features of the earth, but at that time there were no university degrees in geology and no professional geologists. |
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The remodelled market is the most recent layer in a rich architectural geology that dates back to a Roman necropolis, unearthed during excavations for the new building. |
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I have an aesthetic appreciation of rock as a geologist, and in turn people should be persuaded that geology is part and parcel of any appreciation of the world around us. |
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Interspersed among the chapters describing these rambles are excursions into the history of the waterfront's architecture, geology, literature and development. |
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Their conclusions with regard to the origin of the vanadium enrichment and to the geology of the Springfield coal bed conflict with the established geology of the coal. |
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The former requires a multidisciplinary approach, utilizing not only seismology but also other fields of geophysics and, most importantly, geology and geomorphology. |
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Macedonia has research institutes dealing with geology, natural history, cotton, animal breeding, tobacco, animal husbandry, and water development. |
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He recommended I take the Oxford University entrance exam in geology, and I did fairly well. |
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This book shows the dynamic effects of the many periods of Pleistocene glacial advance and melting on the geology and topography of the northwestern United States. |
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The evolution and geology of the planet, then, is intricately linked on the grandest of scales with the evolution of life. |
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Paper-based fieldwork methods have made fundamental contributions to our current state of knowledge of the Earth's surface and subsurface geology. |
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Be an expert on mineralogy, geology, paleontology or anything-ology. |
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Leslie was a polymath and lucubrator with a good knowledge of literature, astronomy, geology, genealogy, ornithology, and, particularly, local history. |
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A geopark is an area recognised for its outstanding geology and landscape. |
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In fact, many people, including myself, don't know how the sandbank in the area was created, and about its great influence upon the geology and tidal patterns of the region. |
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From the physical sciences, Quaternary geology developed as a discipline that was initially almost entirely divorced from considerations of human behavior. |
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John, who left school at 16, learned in early March that he would receive his BSc degree in geology and earth sciences just a month before 25-year-old Alyson's own graduation. |
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Dietz made marine geology the main focus of his life's work, and from his studies came one of the key forward steps in the development of plate tectonics. |
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A regional approach to public geoscience will reflect our geology, and will encourage sharing of expertise among geological surveys, universities, and industry. |
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Many minerals heated at hundreds of degrees emit luminescence, so that thermoluminescence has been used initially in geology, archeological dating and radiation dosimetry. |
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During a five-month study the piano-size probe will map and measure Pluto's geology and landform origins, as well as its surface compositions and temperatures. |
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A few were very competent in geology, both as a result of extensive reading and field study of geological formations and fossils in Britain and in Europe. |
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Further up section the geology is dominated by a succession of unmetamorphosed but strongly fractured and veined blocky andesites, basalts and tuffaceous rocks. |
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The social and physical sciences are strong in the areas of environmental studies, telecommunications, social policies of the state, geology, seismology, and archeology. |
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These were the scientists who were to devote their labours to the study of natural history, geology, astronomy and even the nascent discipline of anthropology. |
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As the trip continued, the author wondered if Stockholm syndrome explained why he was starting to think that the creationist geology had some sense to it. |
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It is a remarkable scientific document which contains his work on mathematics, music, astronomy, calendars, cartography, geology, optics and medicine. |
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His tragic and untimely death cut short a remarkable record of achievement in geology, in public service, and in visionary leadership of Canadian and international geoscience. |
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Such research includes studies in climatology, atmospheric science, meteorology, geology and geophysics, ecology, and oceanography, just to name a few. |
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The larger theories of geology, astronomy, oceanology, meteorology, ecology, biology, and even physics do not lend themselves to repeatable experiments. |
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Despite his expanding interest in biological questions, Weller remained a strong proponent of stratigraphy and practical geology, both in the classroom and in research. |
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More than any other fossil collector in the western New York area, Tom paid attention to the scientific aspects of paleontology, stratigraphy, and geology in general. |
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When it moved, it shook his vital organs as if he was standing on an earthquake simulator in a geology museum, and when it spoke, his nerves jumped and jangled in his body. |
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A new emphasis was placed on paleontology and geology, and exhibitions that focused on these areas gradually replaced displays with mineralogical themes. |
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Divided by geographic region, local experts describe the climate, geology and soils of each community as well as the flora and fauna with special attention to endemics. |
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Recent advances in structural geology, tectonics, petrology and sedimentology call for integration of our observations and thinking about dynamic processes in the litosphere. |
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The Geological Society of London awarded him its highest honour, the Wollaston Medal, for his pioneering work in marine geology and sedimentology. |
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He claims that south-facing peaks in the Derbyshire Peak District, which has the same geology as Greece, will become warm enough to support grape growth within 50 years. |
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It was at this time that he took a course in geology, and from that time on he was as interested in mineralogy as he was in fish and game biology. |
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The geology of the immediate area of the Detroit Salt Mine was derived from logs of the mineshafts, exploratory core holes and nearby oil, gas and brine wells. |
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The seven science instruments on the piano-sized probe would shed light on the bodies' surface properties, geology, interior makeup and atmospheres. |
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The geology of those planets is totally different from ours. |
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Schmitt provided Apollo flight crews with detailed instructions in lunar navigation, geology, and feature recognition while training for his Moon mission. |
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This concept of time-rock correlation is fundamental to this biblical geologic time scale and reflects the non-uniform effect of historical events on the geology of earth. |
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In more detail, correlation of the data with surface geology allows controls to be placed on the deep structure of the orogenic units and the age of the reflections. |
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The geology of this region of the Pikes Peak Batholith is quite complex. |
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Springs, sinkholes, and caves are just a few examples of the types of karst features commonly found in the limestone and dolomite geology of this region. |
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Whatever happens, we will learn lots about the geology of the Red Planet. |
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Being able to study Mars in close-up detail would also help us, by comparing it to our own world, to understand better the geology and environment of our home planet. |
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We combine field relations, structural geology, petrology, thermobarometry and geochronology to interpret the tectonic evolution of the Everest Himalaya. |
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Integrated studies of metamorphic petrology and structural geology constitute a powerful tool for understanding the tectonic evolution of the inner zones of orogens. |
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Work in his field was difficult to find, and during the next few years he held various jobs that familiarized him with the geology and topography of the area. |
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So in geology we are nearest to discovering the true causes of the revolutions of the globe, when we allow them to consist with a quiescent state of the elements. |
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For this reason, we asked local creationist geologists, very familiar with the geology of the area, to show us any apparent field evidence for ancient soils. |
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Background in botany, plant ecology, and geology is helpful. |
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Andesitic rocks produced by dome-forming eruptions dominate the geology. |
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He knows the geology and botany, can describe all that creeps and crawls, bounds and flies and, above all, is able and willing to share his enthusiasms. |
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Some background in earth science would be helpful in using the book, and I expect it will be very popular with geology students from New England colleges and universities. |
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The museum houses exhibits of both cultural and natural history items of the Transkei, including local birds, mammals, geology, archaeology and Xhosa culture. |
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The compositional diversity of Cypriot ceramics can largely be understood in terms of the complex geology of Cyprus. |
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The whole system of modern geology is a reproduction of Brahminical geogonies and Maha Pralayas, or great floods. |
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These orogenic belts form a complex geology that records a huge and varied span of Earth's history. |
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Owing to its location and geology, the state has high biological diversity. |
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Usually it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate. |
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The need for a common name came to be felt because of the common marine biology, geology and hydrology. |
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In other cases, if the geology was favourable, the coal was mined by means of an adit or drift mine driven into the side of a hill. |
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In physical science, Aristotle studied anatomy, astronomy, embryology, geography, geology, meteorology, physics and zoology. |
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In the Yorkshire and the Humber region, there is a very close relationship between the major topographical areas and the underlying geology. |
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From a geological perspective, Derbyshire's solid geology can be split into two very different halves. |
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The geology of the United Kingdom is such that there are many headlands along its coast. |
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In preparation, he joined Adam Sedgwick's geology course, then travelled with him in the summer for a fortnight, in order to map strata in Wales. |
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He stretched the funding to include his planned books on geology, and agreed to unrealistic dates with the publisher. |
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Darwin scorned its amateurish geology and zoology, but carefully reviewed his own arguments. |
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Due to the quality of the varied geology, the site is the subject of international field studies. |
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The Jurassic beds found in isolated locations on Skye and Applecross reflect the complex underlying geology. |
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The archipelago has an oceanic climate, a complex geology, a rugged coastline and many low, rolling hills. |
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In the local authority area, the geology is complex, providing diverse scenery. |
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The geology of Anglesey is notably complex and is frequently used for geology field trips by schools and colleges. |
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In the east of the city, in Craigie and Broughty Ferry, the bedrock geology is of extrusive rocks, including mafic lava and tuff. |
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Most of the older geology of western Europe existed as part of the ancient microcontinent Avalonia. |
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The underlying geology of most of Caithness is old red sandstone to an estimated depth of over 4,000 metres. |
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The underlying geology, harsh climate, and long history of human occupation have shaped this rich and distinctive natural heritage. |
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Investigators often interchange the names if the glacial geology of a region is in the process of being defined. |
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Arthur's Seat and the Salisbury Crags adjoining it helped form the ideas of modern geology as it is currently understood. |
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The hill bears a strong resemblance to the Cavehill in Belfast in terms of its geology and proximity to a major urban site. |
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In modern geology, the term is used more broadly, and is applied to a series of formations, all of which are composed of till. |
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Close to Hereford, the geology of the area around the village of Woolhope is largely made up of Silurian limestones, shales and sandstones. |
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This study is often known as Quaternary geology, after the Quaternary period of geologic history. |
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They also provided a driving force for crustal deformation, and a new setting for the observations of structural geology. |
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Methods for relative dating were developed when geology first emerged as a natural science. |
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Mining geology consists of the extractions of mineral resources from the Earth. |
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Their joint paper giving the results of their study is a classic in the literature of Alpine geology. |
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While he became increasingly Evangelical with age, he strongly supported advances in geology against conservative churchmen. |
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Charles Darwin was one of his geology students in 1831, and accompanied him on a field trip to Wales that summer. |
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Paleontology is one of the historical sciences, along with archaeology, geology, astronomy, cosmology, philology and history itself. |
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The expanding knowledge of the fossil record also played an increasing role in the development of geology, particularly stratigraphy. |
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He spent his formative years in the town, studying its geology and wildlife. |
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The museum has collections of archaeology, botany, fine and applied art, geology, and zoology. |
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Qell, he knows all about mineralogy, and geology, and astrology, and every thing a'most, except what he ought to know, and that is dollar-ology. |
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The scientific study of rocks is called petrology, which is an essential component of geology. |
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The act of mining required different methods of extraction depending on the mineralogy, geology, and location of the resources. |
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In geography and geology, fluvial processes are associated with rivers and streams and the deposits and landforms created by them. |
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In geology, a graben is a depressed block of the Earth's crust bordered by parallel faults. |
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Various geological data are rendered as contour maps in structural geology, sedimentology, stratigraphy and economic geology. |
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The predominant geology on both the British and French sides and on the seafloor is chalk. |
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The underlying geology is Rousay type Middle Old Red Sandstone, the flagstones of which make excellent building materials. |
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The Quaternary glaciation was the first ice age to be demonstrated in geology, and proved that these were possible. |
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In geology, a rift is a linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart and is an example of extensional tectonics. |
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The area around Lyme Bay is part of a World Heritage Site, the Jurassic Coast, named for its Jurassic geology. |
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In 1928 he received his doctorate with a thesis on the geology of the seabed of the English Channel. |
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It encompasses the fields of botany, zoology, astronomy, geology and mineralogy as well as the exploitation of those resources. |
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Both are known for their geology, and it has been suggested that the caves were used for maturing cheese in prehistoric times. |
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Geomorphology is practiced within physical geography, geology, geodesy, engineering geology, archaeology and geotechnical engineering. |
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Both the thickness and structure of the later sequence will be controlled by the underlying geology in the absence of any active tectonics. |
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The fields of geology, astronomy and psychology also made strides and gained new insights. |
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In geology, a placer deposit or placer is an accumulation of valuable minerals formed by gravity separation during sedimentary processes. |
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Exeter sits predominantly on sandstone and conglomerate geology, although the structure of the surrounding areas is varied. |
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Much of the landscape of Somerset falls into types determined by the underlying geology. |
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The geology consists of Hercynian granite with shallow podzolic soils on the higher ground and deeper sandy soils on the lower ground. |
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For the first 150 years of geology, biostratigraphy and superposition were the only means for determining the relative age of rocks. |
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Freshwater is famous for its geology and coastal rock formations that have resulted from centuries worth of coastal erosion. |
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Maritime archaeology studies prehistorical objects and sites that are, because of changes in climate and geology, now underwater. |
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FitzRoy thought of the advantages of having an expert in geology on board, and sought a gentleman naturalist who could be his companion. |
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Early in the voyage he decided that he could write a book about geology, and he showed a gift for theorising. |
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The geology of the Maluku Islands share much similar history, characteristics and processes with the neighbouring Nusa Tenggara region. |
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The geology of Bolivia comprises a variety of different lithologies as well as tectonic and sedimentary environments. |
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The geology of the archipelago is characterized by the effects of the Andean orogeny and the repeated Pleistocene glaciations. |
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Given the geology of the province and its different climates, there is an established number of large areas of vegetation in Quebec. |
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Ore deposits are classified according to various criteria developed via the study of economic geology, or ore genesis. |
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The geology of the area is layers of gritstone, coal and glacial deposits of sand and gravel. |
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He wrote on human endeavours and aspects of life like death, metaphysics, geology, natural theology and chemistry. |
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Soon they were visiting each other regularly and conducting investigations into scientific subjects such as electricity, meteorology and geology. |
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A drainage pattern is described as discordant if it does not correlate to the topography and geology of the area. |
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To understand the geology of Clough Head is to understand much of the geology of the Lake District. |
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In geography and geology, a cliff is a vertical, or nearly vertical, rock exposure. |
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The Hawaiian word was introduced as a technical term in geology by Clarence Dutton. |
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The geology of this area is dominated by London Clay in the east, Bagshot Sands in the west and alluvial deposits along the rivers. |
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He wrote on subjects as varied as geology, architecture, myth, ornithology, literature, education, botany and political economy. |
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The worldwide significance of the geology found in the area was recognised in 2003 when the AONB became Britain's first European Geopark. |
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The underlying geology is the Millstone Grit series with sandstones and coarse gritstones separated by bands of shale. |
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Much of the early study of geology began in the British Isles, whence much of the terminology is derived. |
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This is an example of the intimate interaction and dependence of geology and ecology. |
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The topography, geology and land use of the Trent catchment, all have a direct influence on the hydrology of the river. |
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The striking appearance of Ingleborough from all directions and from a great distance is due to the unusual geology of the underlying rock. |
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A good explanation of the geology and scenery of the area is given in Waltham. |
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Along the valley sides can be seen the typical Dales geology of Yoredale beds, alternating strata of Limestone and Gritstone. |
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The climate, geology, and topography of Oldham were unrelenting constraints upon the social and economic activities of the human inhabitants. |
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The geology of Oldham is represented by the Millstone Grit and Coal Measures series of rocks. |
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The geology of High Willhays, like most of Dartmoor, consists of granite intruded about 280 million years ago. |
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In geology, the term xenolith is almost exclusively used to describe inclusions in igneous rock during magma emplacement and eruption. |
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These preliminary experiments indicate that echo-sounding equipment may be of considerable use in the study of sublacune geology. |
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Most of Lebanon's geology is highly permeable karstic rock, which is easily contaminated by surface pollution. |
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Candid shots of male and female astrophysicists and space engineers suggest careers for readers interested in geology and space travel. |
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Cumberland basin geology map, Tatamagouche and Malagash, Cumberland, Colchester and Pictou counties. |
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The text draws from sedimentology, geophysics, and structural geology to give a holistic picture of influences on basin formation. |
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Your background in geology has a big influence on this book. |
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The geology of Chuprene is made up of green schist metamorphic rocks and meta-volcanics cut by granitoids. |
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The authors also reject the literalism of flood geology and the concordist approach of regional catastrophes in the Noachian deluge story. |
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This was a period when the prevailing view of geology shifted from castastrophism to uniformitarianism. |
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Oceanographers use Their knowledge of biology, CHEMISTRY, physics and geology To sTudy The seas and oceans. |
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This issue of the centennial volume of the journal begins with an article discussing geology, specifically a rare mineral known as vivianite. |
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As I am not a student of petrology or geology, I am not able to describe the land in scientific terms. |
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The geology of the deep shelves, seamounts, and guyots, around Hawaii are also poorly studied. |
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Louis Agassiz was a nineteenth-century ichthyological heavyweight, though his background included paleontology and geology. |
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Mary Anning was a famed fossilist whose discoveries where breakthroughs for geology and the museum is built on the site of her home. |
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The three-volume set surveys the geology of extensional basins including rifts, passive margins, and inverted extensional basins around the world. |
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Second, we describe the structure of the Embayment based on published accounts of the exposed and sub-surface geology, and our own field observations. |
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The geology of the regulated outlet area consists of Gabbro and gneiss. |
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To work as a professional geoscientist you will need a degree in a relevant physical science subject such as geology, geophysics, or geochemistry. |
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Since then he has been involved in over 100 publications on Namibian geology, most notably editing a publication and map on the Pan African collisional Damara Orogen. |
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Reconnaissance bedrock geology of the Jaybird, Ohio quadrangle. |
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The sessions included five main themes namely oil, deposit rocks, geology of the Arabian Peninsula, Ophiolite rocks, water resources and environmental geology. |
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They are to archaeology what uniformitarianism is to geology, a means to advance from hypotheses to results through the regulated assessment and incorporation of evidence. |
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He had broad interests, from raising experimental roses, to traveling with geology guide books in search of eskers, drumlins and glacial striations. |
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His research interests include ichnology and geology of the lower Paleozoic of north Wales, the Paleozoic of eastern Canada and Maine, and the Cenozoic of the Antilles. |
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The continental geology offered a diverse range of industrial stone including fine-grained argillites and basalts, flints, cherts, obsidians and nephrite. |
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Collector's Guide to the Zeolite Group might have been intended to reach mineral collectors, but it's also recommended here so that it reaches any with an interest in geology. |
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All dates are approximate and conjectural, obtained through research in the fields of anthropology, archaeology, genetics, geology, or linguistics. |
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In geology the term is more specifically applied to a ridge where a harder sedimentary rock overlies a softer layer, the whole being tilted somewhat from the horizontal. |
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In geology, bedrock is the lithified rock that lies under a loose softer material called regolith at the surface of the Earth or other terrestrial planets. |
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Drainage patterns depend on the topography and geology of the land. |
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Besides displays on the geology and history of the region, the centre provides an introduction to local wildlife, with reptilariums holding live rattlesnakes. |
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He compiled a work of 37 chapters covering natural history, architecture, medicine, geography, geology, and other aspects of the world around him. |
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The most economical method of coal extraction from coal seams depends on the depth and quality of the seams, and the geology and environmental factors. |
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In geology a natural sintering occurs when a mineral spring brings about a deposition of chemical sediment or crust, for example as of porous silica. |
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In geology, redox is important to both the formation of minerals and the mobilization of minerals, and is also important in some depositional environments. |
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The geology of Alaska is typical of that of the cordillera, while the major islands of Hawaii consist of Neogene volcanics erupted over a hot spot. |
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By the 21st century it displayed strengths in engineering, business, geology, and medicine to become one of the leading comprehensive universities in Canada. |
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Colliding tectonic plates have shaped much of the geology of Newfoundland. |
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Intellectually, the new methods of historical and anthropological study undermine automatic acceptance of biblical stories, as did the sciences of geology and biology. |
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The Needles' pointed shape is a result of their unusual geology. |
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It created much of the surface geology of southern Canada and the northern United States, leaving behind glacially scoured valleys, moraines, eskers and glacial till. |
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The consensus among geologists who have studied the geology of the Gulf of Mexico, is that prior to the Late Triassic, the Gulf of Mexico did not exist. |
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Broader than biodiversity, it includes geology and landforms. |
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The combination of bones, stone artifacts, and the geology of the landscape gives a very complete picture of the coastal plain as it existed half a million years ago. |
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Due to the shared climate, geology, and access to the sea, cultures centered on the Mediterranean tended to have some extent of intertwined culture and history. |
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