economic geology

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• Economic geology — is concerned with earth materials that can be utilized for economic and/or industrial purposes. These materials include precious and base metals, nonmetallic minerals, construction grade stone, petroleum minerals, coal, and water. The term… …   Wikipedia

• economic geology — the branch of geology dealing with the location and exploitation of industrial materials obtained from the earth. [1920 25] * * * Scientific discipline concerned with the distribution of mineral deposits, the economic considerations involved in… …   Universalium

• Economic Geology — Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) Zweck: Fachverband Vorsitz: Gründungsdatum: 1920 Mitgliederzahl: über 4000 Sitz: Littleton, Colorado Website: www.segweb.org Die Society of Economic Geologists wurde am 28. Dezember 1920 gegründert. Die Organi …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• economic geology — noun the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials • Hypernyms: ↑geology • Hyponyms: ↑petroleum geology, ↑mining geology * * * noun : a branch of geology that deals with geological materials of economic utility… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 Minnesota — The geology of Minnesota is the study of the rock, minerals, and soils of the U.S. state of Minnesota, including their formation, development, distribution, and condition. The state s geologic history can be divided into three periods. The first… …   Wikipedia

• Geology of the Iberian Peninsula — The geology of the Iberian Peninsula consists of the study of the rock formations on the Iberian Peninsula, which includes Spain, Portugal, Andorra, and Gibraltar. The peninsula contains rocks from every age from Ediacaran to Recent, and almost… …   Wikipedia

• Geology of the Falkland Islands — The geology of the Falkland Islands has its origins in events of more than 400 million years bp, before the Falkland Islands existed as separate entities, with the appearance of intruded dikes in the crust of the supercontinent Gondwana. 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

• economic — /ek euh nom ik, ee keuh /, adj. 1. pertaining to the production, distribution, and use of income, wealth, and commodities. 2. of or pertaining to the science of economics. 3. pertaining to an economy, or system of organization or operation, esp.… …   Universalium