- historical geology
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the branch of geology dealing with the history of the earth.[1920-25]
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historical geology
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Historical geology — is the use of the principles of geology to reconstruct and understand the history of the Earth [ Levin, Harold. The Earth through Time , Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley Sons, 2003, p.2 ] . It focuses on geologic processes that change the Earth s… … Wikipedia
historical geology — noun : a branch of geology that deals with the chronology of the events in the earth s history * * * the branch of geology dealing with the history of the earth. [1920 25] … Useful english dictionary
Geology — Ge*ol o*gy, n.; pl. {Geologies}. [Gr. ge a, gh^, the earth + logy: cf. F. g[ e]ologie.] [1913 Webster] 1. The science which treats: (a) Of the structure and mineral constitution of the globe; structural geology. (b) Of its history as regards… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
geology — /jee ol euh jee/, n., pl. geologies. 1. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is… … Universalium
Geology — Oceanic crustContinental Crust] Geology (from Greek: γη, gê , earth ; and λόγος, logos , speech lit. to talk about the earth) is the science and study of the solid and liquid matter that constitute the Earth. The field of geology encompasses the… … Wikipedia
Geology of Texas — Texas contains a great variety of geologic settings. The state s stratigraphy has been largely influenced by marine trangressive regressive cycles during the Phanerozoic, with a lesser but still significant contribution from late Cenozoic… … Wikipedia
geology — Synonyms and related words: cosmical geology, crystallography, dynamic geology, geodesy, geodetics, geodynamics, geognosy, geographics, geography, geological chemistry, geological engineering, geomorphogeny, geomorphology, geophysics, geoscopy,… … Moby Thesaurus
geology — (Roget s IV) n. Divisions of geology include: dynamic geology, structural geology, volcanology, tectonics, seismology, selenology, applied geology, mineralogy, mining geology, historical geology, paleontology, physiography, petrology, oil geology … English dictionary for students
Geology of West Virginia — Prior to one billion years ago, the geologic history of West Virginia is obscure. The oldest evidences of life found in West Virginia occur in rocks about 600 million years old, in the Antietam Formation of Lower Cambrian age. The oldest exposed… … Wikipedia
Historical classification — groups the various history topics into different categories according to subject matter as shown below.Meta history*Philosophy of historyBy geographic region*World *Africa *Americas *Asia *Europe *Oceania *AntarcticaBy geographic subregion*North… … Wikipedia
