by Gelogia Team | Nov 1, 2024 | Structural Geology
Thermodynamics focuses on the interactions between heat, work, and temperature, exploring how these elements connect to energy, entropy, and the physical characteristics of matter and radiation. These interactions are defined by three fundamental laws of...
by Gelogia Team | Oct 30, 2024 | Structural Geology
Lineation: Lineation is expressed by the parallelism of some directional property in the rock. Types of lineation: Lineation is found to develop in igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Lineation is of two types: primary lineation (sedimentary rocks, igneous...
by Gelogia Team | Oct 28, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology, Uncategorized
The Solar system planet consists of the Sun and the various objects that orbit around it, all bound together by the force of gravity. It formed about 4.6 billion years ago when a dense region of molecular clouds collapsed to form the Sun and a protoplanetary disk. The...
by Gelogia Team | Oct 27, 2024 | Petrology
Sediments are materials formed due to mechanical or chemical activity by the agents of denudation on preexisting rocks. They are deposited in a stratified fashion, layer after layer, at the surface of the lithosphere. Lithification of the sediments at relatively low...
by Gelogia Team | Oct 23, 2024 | Physical Geology & Geomorphology
Earthquakes commonly affect other parts of Earth systems. The intense shaking associated with an earthquake can cause tremendous damage and loss of life. Still, it can also trigger landslides that may disperse pathogenic microbes into the atmosphere and cause...
