Plate tectonics is geology’s Theory of Everything. The realisation in the 1960s that Earth’s crust is made of fragments called plates—and that these plates can grow, shrink and move around ...

"Asteroid Donaldjohanson has strikingly complicated geology," Hal Levison, the principal investigator for Lucy at Southwest Research Institute in Colorado, said in a statement. "As we study the ...

The geological architecture of the Tibetan Plateau is highlighted as a mosaic of terranes that were accreted northwards from the Early Paleozoic through the Late Paleozoic to the Mesozoic.

Some areas in the Permian have hit geological limits while others, yet to be drilled, are not expected to be as prolific as the prime Tier 1 acreage. Despite record U.S. crude oil production ...

Geology as a concept was difficult to grasp because the topography was so uniform and subdued. I saw rocks on the gravel roads while driving to see my farm friends, but everything else was fertile ...

THE GEOLOGY OF the Olympic Peninsula offers a fascinating glimpse into the massive forces of nature that shaped this land into one of the most complicated rock piles in the world. It began under the ...

ABSTRACT: The finite deformation structures recorded in the Essakane area, located in the northeast corner of Burkina Faso, highlight three major compressive deformation phases, successively named D1, ...

The geology of these localities is a cornerstone of the plate tectonic concept. Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks, Paleozoic siliciclastic and carbonate rocks, structurally simple ...

The Central Washington University geology instructor is likely familiar to many OPB-TV viewers. His series “Nick on the Rocks” began appearing on OPB in 2019. In the segments, Zentner travels ...

This Research Topic comprises papers submitted on the geology, geochemistry ... mineralogical analysis and regional-scale contributions from different geological terranes, which aim to bridge the gap ...