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    Geology is the study of the earth, including its origin, structure, composition and history. It has many branches including physical geology, mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, stratigraphy, paleontology, historical geology, economic geology, hydrogeology, and engineering geology. Some key distinctions in geology include rocks versus minerals; crystals versus minerals; rocks versus soil; and types of rocks, fossils, and geological structures.

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    Geology is the study of the earth, including its origin, structure, composition and history. It has many branches including physical geology, mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, stratigraphy, paleontology, historical geology, economic geology, hydrogeology, and engineering geology. Some key distinctions in geology include rocks versus minerals; crystals versus minerals; rocks versus soil; and types of rocks, fossils, and geological structures.

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    Introduction to Geology

    Geology
    • geo – earth
    • logia – study or discipline

    Geology is the study of the earth comprising of the whole earth, its
    origin, structure, composition and history
    Branches of Geology
    Physical
    Geology
    Engineering
    Crystallography
    Geology

    Hydrogeology Mineralogy

    Economic
    Geology
    Geology Petrology

    Historical Structural
    Geology Geology

    Paleontology Stratigraphy
    Physical Geology
    Crystallography
    Mineralogy
    Crystals vs Minerals

    •Naturally occurring
    homogeneous, solid,
    Minerals
    inorganic, ordered
    arrangement

    •Regular polyhedral bounded


    Crystals
    by smooth surfaces
    Petrology
    Rocks vs Soil

    •Aggregation of minerals found


    Rocks
    in the earth’s crust

    •Unconsolidated materials
    consisted of solids from
    Soil
    disintegration of different rock
    types
    Rocks vs Soil

    •Aggregate of one or more


    Rocks
    minerals
    •Mixture of minerals, organic
    Soil matter, gases, liquids and
    countless organisms
    Rocks vs Soil

    Rocks Soil
    Coarse-grained soil (gravel,
    Igneous rocks
    sand)

    Sedimentary rocks Fine-grained soil (silt, clay)

    Metamorphic rocks Highly organic soil (peat)


    Structural Geology
    Stratigraphy
    Paleontology
    Fossils
    Body fossils

    Burrows Ichnofossils

    Fossils
    Coprolites Trackways

    Toothmarks
    Historical Geology
    Economic Geology
    Hydrogeology/Hydrology
    Engineering Geology
    Engineering Geology

    Rock Soil
    Mechanics Mechanics

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