Branch_Of_Geology

geomorphology

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scientific study of landforms and the processes that shape them

volcanology

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field of geology dedicated to the research of volcanoes

historical geology

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academic discipline that uses the principles and techniques of geology to reconstruct and understand

mineralogy

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scientific study of minerals

stratigraphy

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study of rock layers and the layering process

petrology

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branch of geology that studies the origin, composition, distribution and structure of rocks

hydrogeology

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branch of science that studies distribution and movement of groundwater

geochronology

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science of determining the age of rocks, sediments and fossils

structural geology

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science of the description and interpretation of deformation in the earth's crust independent of ext

geology of the Moon

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structure and composition of the Moon

lithology

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description of a rock unit's physical characteristics visible at outcrop, in hand or core samples, o

planetary geology

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geology of astronomical objects

economic geology

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branch of geology concerning the scientific study of the formation, location, and use of marketable