Portal:Geology

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search

The Geology Portal

Geology (from Ancient Greek γῆ () 'earth', and -λoγία (-logía) 'study of, discourse') is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Earth sciences, including hydrology and the atmospheric sciences, and so is treated as one major aspect of integrated Earth system science and planetary science.

Geology describes the structure of the Earth on and beneath its surface, and the processes that have shaped that structure. It also provides tools to determine the relative and absolute ages of rocks found in a given location, and also to describe the histories of those rocks. By combining these tools, geologists are able to chronicle the geological history of the Earth as a whole, and also to demonstrate the age of the Earth. Geology provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and the Earth's past climates.

Geologists use a wide variety of methods to understand the Earth's structure and evolution, including field work, rock description, geophysical techniques, chemical analysis, physical experiments, and numerical modelling. In practical terms, geology is important for mineral and hydrocarbon exploration and exploitation, evaluating water resources, understanding of natural hazards, the remediation of environmental problems, and providing insights into past climate change. Geology is a major academic discipline, and it is central to geological engineering and plays an important role in geotechnical engineering. (Full article...)

Recognized content - load new batch

Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards.

Vital articles Vital article

Vital articles to understand Geology.

The Paleocene, ( /ˈpæli.əsn, -i.-, ˈpli-/ PAL-ee-ə-seen, -⁠ee-oh-, PAY-lee-) or Palaeocene, is a geological epoch that lasted from about 66 to 56 million years ago (mya). It is the first epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name is a combination of the Ancient Greek παλαιός palaiós meaning "old" and the Eocene Epoch (which succeeds the Paleocene), translating to "the old part of the Eocene". (Full article...)

Related portals

Get involved

For editor resources and to collaborate with other editors on improving Wikipedia's Geology-related articles, visit WikiProject Geology.


Here are some tasks awaiting attention:

Featured articles Featured biography

Featured biography articles in Geology

Rudolf Trümpy (16 August 1921 – 30 January 2009) was a Swiss geologist, who was born in the small Swiss town of Glarus. He graduated from the ETH Zürich in the late 1940s with a thesis titled: “Der Lias der Glarner Alpen”. From 1947 to 1953 he spent his post-doctoral years in Lausanne before being appointed professor at ETH Zürich in 1953. He would remain there until 1986.

His research mainly concentrated on alpine geology. However, he also published papers on extra-alpine regions like Greenland, the Montagne Noire and the Sahara. He was the author of the reference book Geology of Switzerland. (Full article...)

Did you know

Did you know it about Geology?

Top 10 WikiProject Geology Popular articles of the month

This following Geology-related articles is a most visited articles of WikiProject Geology, See complete list at Wikipedia:WikiProject Geology/Popular pages.

Featured pictures

Click to enlarge and view description.

Main articles

CategoriesCategories

Select [►] to view subcategories.

Selected pictures

Associated Wikimedia

The following Wikimedia Foundation sister projects provide more on this subject:


Discover Wikipedia using portals

Purge server cache