by Gelogia Team | Jun 13, 2025 | Historical Geology, Structural Geology
What Are Terranes? Terranes are fault-bounded crustal blocks that have distinct lithologic and stratigraphic successions and geologic histories different from those of neighboring terranes (Schermer et al., 1984). Most terranes have collided with continental...
by Gelogia Team | Apr 25, 2025 | Structural Geology
The sea level means the level of the surface of the sea. It is the mean position or midway between the mean high and mean low water levels, computed from the records of tidal oscillations over a long period and seasonal variations. It is defined based on the...
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...
by Gelogia Team | Mar 17, 2025 | Structural Geology
Crude Oil: Crude oil is the liquid form of petroleum. It is a mixture of hydrocarbons that exists in the liquid phase in the underground reservoir as well as when produced at normal surface conditions. It is composed of hydrocarbon molecules with five or more carbon...
by Gelogia Team | Mar 15, 2025 | Structural Geology, Uncategorized
Capillary pressure: Capillarity is the phenomenon whereby liquid is drawn up a capillary tube. It is a measurement of the force that draws a liquid up a thin tube, or capillary. It increases with decreasing tube diameter. Translated into geological terms, the...
