geology

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geology

Study of the planet earth, its composition, structure, physical and chemical processes, and history since its origin.

This category is also used with maps and atlases for subsurface maps

Subtopics
economic geology
geochronology
geomorphology
hydrogeology
marine geology
mineralogy
petrology
sedimentology
stratigraphy
structural geology
volcanology

See also
drilling and coring
earth history
engineering geology
geologic history
geologic maps
geologic processes
metamorphism (geological)