Geology and Geophysics

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• Geology and Geochemistry — ▪ 2008 Introduction Diamond inclusions in ancient terrestrial rock provided clues about the early history of Earth s crust. Scientists studied slow earthquakes and the crystalline structure of Earth s inner core. International scientific studies… …   Universalium

• National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment — The Faculty of Geology is part of the School of Sciences in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Early History The history of the Geological Sciences at Athens University until the year 1982 and the institutional change of the law 1268 …   Wikipedia

• Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment (University of Athens) — The Faculty of Geology is part of the School of Sciences in National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Contents 1 Early history 2 Departments 3 Laboratories 4 Professors Emeriti …   Wikipedia

• Geology of Taiwan — Taiwan is active geologically, showing plate boundary tectonics. The island formed at the junction of the Luzon Volcanic Arc (吕宋岛火山弧) and the Ryukyu Volcanic Arc (琉球火山弧). Subduction changes direction at Taiwan. South of the island, the Philippine …   Wikipedia

• Geology of China — The town of Hongping, in Shennongjia Forestry District, is proud of its rhinoceros fossil heritage The Geology of China (中国地质) (or the geological structure of the People s Republic of China) can be divided into several parts. The historical… …   Wikipedia

• Geology of New Zealand — The continent of Zealandia The geology of New Zealand is noted for its volcanic activity, earthquakes and geothermal areas because of its position on the boundary of the Australian Plate and Pacific Plates. New Zealand was earlier part of the… …   Wikipedia

• Geophysics — Geophysics, a major discipline of Earth sciences, is the study of the Earth by quantitative physical methods, especially by seismic, electromagnetic, and radioactivity methods. It calls heavily upon other fields of science such as math, physics,… …   Wikipedia

• 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 Tasmania — Tasmania has a varied geological history, with the world s biggest exposure of diabase, or dolerite. Rocks from the Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic and Mesozoic time periods appear. It is one of the few southern hemisphere areas glaciated during the… …   Wikipedia

• Mathematical geophysics — is concerned with developing mathematical methods for use in geophysics. As such, it has application in many fields in geophysics, particularly geodynamics and seismology. Contents 1 Areas of mathematical geophysics 1.1 Geophysical fluid dynamics …   Wikipedia