Minerals or small particles of rocks, become rocks through pressure and temperature, often deep inside the earth’s core, or simply through pressure for instance on the seabed. Wherever many small things become something big it is usually through compression, temperature, or ...Read more
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The transformation of limestone into marble usually occurs at convergent plate boundaries where large areas of Earth’s crust are exposed to the heat and pressure of regional metamorphism. Some marble also forms by contact metamorphism when a hot magma body heats adjacent ...Read more
Geology is a study that encompasses all the materials that make up the earth, the forces that act upon the earth, as well as the biology of ancestral inhabitants based on fossil records. It plays a vital role behind the ...Read more
A geology degree is very versatile, more so than many other degrees. Most people think “oil, gas, and mining” when they think about geology. But the degree has expanded in the last decades. Here are some interesting factoids: About 40% of ...Read more
GEOLOGY is the study of the earth, its history and its processes. The discipline of geology addresses the materials which comprise the earth and the processes of earth formation and deformation. Subdisciplines include, but are not limited to: the study of ...Read more
What will the uses of geology be in the future? What is the future of Geology? Given the world population – I expect hydrology and environmental geologic studies generally will be ‘big’. I don’t expect metal and non-metal mining to go away, ...Read more
Areas for you to consider: Hydrogeology- the world will need more water, and understanding how water moves through the rocks underground will help us to pump it out efficiently and better understand how aquifers recharge. Petroleum geology- despite conventional wisdom, we are ...Read more