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geology

[jee-ol-uh-jee] / dʒiˈɒl ə dʒi /


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Its dry climate and sparse vegetation leave fossil-bearing rocks exposed, while its geology contains sedimentary layers of the right age to preserve dinosaur remains.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

That creates a challenge for scientists hoping to study chemical evidence connected to the Moon's ancient geology or possible biology.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026

Alternating sparkling wit with sobering erudition, he surveys the geology, geography, ecology, and social and cultural history that came to define the rivers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

"From an environmentalist point of view, this is chaos," said Silvio Pastore, a geology professor at the National University of San Juan.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

Joe wandered off to study the geology of the island, discovering glacial striations etched in the granite.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

“We use the same geologies that have kept hydrocarbons underground for millions of years,” said Julia Reichelstein, the company’s cofounder and CEO.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024

Reservoirs with high fracture density and connectivity, like the complicated geologies found in real-world settings, could provide even better results, the scientists said.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2023

The Defense Department’s pursuit of carbon-free power has led to solar generation at Sun Belt bases from Florida to California, and geothermal systems at installations with suitable geologies.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 17, 2022

He hopes the predictive method can be applied to other areas of the world with similar geologies to Pakistan.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 23, 2017

Take the mythic cosmogonies of ancient Greece, Scandinavia, and India, and the geologies and astronomies of the present day, and compare their pages, changing things personal into things impersonal.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 15, January, 1859 by Various




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