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geology

[jee-ol-uh-jee] / dʒiˈɒl ə dʒi /


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Among other problems, the Eel River Canyon’s unstable geology is notorious for landslides that sent train cars careening into the water.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

As a young man Trautman led a peripatetic life, studying geology and working in bookstores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

It is not the first time Scotland's ancient geology has been used by scientists to help them understand how life could have existed on Mars.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

By his side, the regional mining and geology director, Souleymane Sanogo, took aim at a climate of indulgence which allows irregular miners to thrive.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Charles went back to his notes about geology to work on a book about volcanic islands.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

“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

They range from ‘super-Earths’ with bizarre geologies and ‘mini-Neptunes’ with gassy atmospheres to ‘hot Jupiters,’ huge planets whirling close to their blazing stars.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 18, 2023

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

Older geologies are exposed, from which billions of years of history can be deduced.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 29, 2019

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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