industrial geology

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• Industrial engineering — is a branch of engineering dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems. It is concerned with the development, improvement, implementation and evaluation of integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment,… …   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 of Scotland — The geology of Scotland is unusually varied for a country of its size, with a large number of differing geological features. [Keay Keay (1994) op cit page 415.] There are three main geographical sub divisions: the Highlands and Islands is a… …   Wikipedia

• Geology of Somerset — Somerset is a rural county in the southwest of England, covering convert|4171|km2|sqmi|0. It is bounded on the north west by the Bristol Channel, on the north by Bristol and Gloucestershire, on the north east by Wiltshire, on the south east by… …   Wikipedia

• Geology of Shropshire — Shropshire s Geology is very diverse and most rock types found in the British Isles can be found in the county too. There is also a large amount of mineral wealth, including lead, coal and iron in the county, which perhaps helped the area develop …   Wikipedia

• Geology of Great Britain — The Geology of Great Britain is hugely varied and complex, and gives rise to the wide variety of landscapes found across the islands. This varied geology has also meant that the island has been an important source for the formation of many… …   Wikipedia

• Geology of South Wales — South Wales is an area with many features of outstanding interest to geologists, who have for long used the area for University field trips. The following account is massively condensed and a few paragraphs cannot do the subject full justice.… …   Wikipedia

• Geology of Gloucestershire — Gloucestershire is one of the most geologically and scenically diverse counties in England, with rocks from the Precambrian through to the Jurassic represented. These varying rock types are responsible for the three major areas of the county,… …   Wikipedia

• History of geology — The history of geology is concerned with the development of the natural science of geology. Geology is the scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth.[1] Throughout the ages geology provides essential theories and data… …   Wikipedia

• 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 — 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