by Gelogia Team | Apr 10, 2025 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology
What is a Geographic Information System (GIS)? A Geographic Information System (GIS) captures, stores, manipulates, analyzes, manages, and presents spatial or geographic data. This system integrates, stores, edits, analyzes, shares, and displays geographic...
by Gelogia Team | Apr 8, 2025 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology
Geochemistry: Geochemistry is a science that uses the tools and principles of chemistry to explain the mechanisms behind major geological systems, such as the Earth’s crust and its oceans. It extends beyond the Earth, encompassing the entire Solar System. Victor...
by Gelogia Team | Apr 7, 2025 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology, Uncategorized
Resistivity: This is a fundamental physical property of metal in a wire. Though related to resistance, it is not the same. Resistance (R) depends on length, area, and the material’s properties, which are collectively described by this term.R = ρL/A, where:R =...
by Gelogia Team | Mar 29, 2025 | Structural Geology, Uncategorized
Geothermal energy, a renewable energy source, comes from the Earth’s internal heat and results from geological processes like subsidence in sedimentary basins. As sedimentary layers bury, temperature and time increase, driving the thermal maturation of organic...
by Gelogia Team | Mar 28, 2025 | Structural Geology
In geothermal energy reservoirs, heat is created within the mantle or crust through the decay of radioactive isotopes (Fig.1). Within a sedimentary basin, this heat is transferred to the surface through the conduction and convection of fluids. Current geothermal...
