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Overview of Geology Branches and Studies

The document outlines several branches of geology including: - Mineralogy which studies the chemical composition and structure of minerals. - Petrology which examines the composition, origin, and types of rocks. - Geomorphology which analyzes the origins of landforms and how dynamic processes modify them. - Geophysics which applies principles of physics to study the earth. - Structural geology which examines the forces that deform rocks and maps deformed bodies.

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Overview of Geology Branches and Studies

The document outlines several branches of geology including: - Mineralogy which studies the chemical composition and structure of minerals. - Petrology which examines the composition, origin, and types of rocks. - Geomorphology which analyzes the origins of landforms and how dynamic processes modify them. - Geophysics which applies principles of physics to study the earth. - Structural geology which examines the forces that deform rocks and maps deformed bodies.

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Mineralogy, the study of the chemical composition and structure of minerals.

petrology, the study of the composition and origin of rocks. geomorphology, the study of the origin of landforms and their modification by dynamic processes. geochemistry, the study of the chemical composition of earth materials and the chemical changes that occur within the earth and on its surface. geophysics, the study of the behavior of rock materials in response to stresses and according to the principles of physics. structural geology, the study of the forces that deform the earth's rocks and the description and mapping of deformed rock bodies. Geodesy a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the determination of the size and shape of the earth and the exact positions of points on its surface and with the description of variations of its gravity field. P H Y S I C A L G E O L O G Y It is the study of the process and agents which brings about the changes on the earth. M I N E R O L O G Y It is the study of the minerals P E T R O L O G Y It is the study of the composition, origin, occurrence and types of the Rocks G E O M O R P H O L O G Y The study of the origin of landforms and their modification by d yn a m i c processes. O C E A N O G R A P H Y Study of the ocean and their basin G E O P H Y S I C S This branch of geology deals with the application of principle of physics tothe study of earth. G E O C H E M I S T R Y It concerned with composition of earth materials and the chemical changes that occur within the earth and on its surface P A L E O N T O L O G Y The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times as represented by the fossils of plants, animals and other organisms. S T R A T I G R A P H Y The study of rock strata, especially the distribution, deposition, and age of sedimentary rocks S T R U C T U R A L G E O L O G Y The study of the forces that deform the earth's rocks and the description and mapping of deformed rock bodies.

E C O N O M I C G E O L O G Y It involves the commercial and industrial uses of the earth resources. H Y D R O L O G Y It is the study of the surface and subsurface water. P E T R O L E U M G E O L O G Y It is the study of the origin and occurrence of oil and gas. E N G I N E E R I N G G E O L O G Y Application of geology in the solving the engineering problems M I N I N G G E O L O G Y It is the structure of the exploration and extraction of metallic and n o n metallic ores. H I S T O R I C A L G E O L O G Y Historical geology deals with the historical development of the earth from the study of its rocks.

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