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◘◘ Geological Time ◘ Hadean ◘ Archaean ◘ Archaean supercontinents (supercontinents Vaalbara, Kenorland, continent Ur) ◘ Proterozoic ◘ Phanerozoic
◘◘ Geologic Features/Processes ◘ contact metamorphism ◘ dynamic metamorphism ◘ Earth's structure ◘ geologic provinces ◘ hydrothermal metamorphism ◘ igneous structures ◘ impact metamorphism ◘ mantle plumes ◘ metamorphism ◘ mid-oceanic ridges ◘ mountains, mountain belts, mountain building, mountain ranges ◘ oceanic-crust ◘ oceanic structures ◘ orogeny, orogenic belts ◘ regional metamorphism ◘ subduction, subduction zone ◙ subduction zone magmas ◘ tectonics ◘ thermal metamorphism ◘ volcanic islands ◘ volcanoes
◘◘ Petrology ◘ basalt ◘ breccia ◘ composition of oceanic crust ◘ felsic (sial) ◘ gabbro ◘ granite ◘ hornfels ◘ igneous rocks ◘ lava ◘ mafic (sima) ◘ magma ◘ metamorphic rocks ◘ ophiolite complexes ◘ peridotite ◘ rocks ◘ sedimentary rocks ◙◙ Rock Index: alphabetic ◙◙ Rock Index: Igneous Rocks ◙◙ Rock Index: Metamorphic Rocks ◙◙ Rock Index: Sedimentary Rocks ◙◙
◘◘ Mineralogy ◘ crystallization ◊◊ Minerals Site Map ◊◊
◘◘ Regional Geologic History : Canada ◘ Acasta Gneiss Complex ◘ Slave craton ◙ Yellowknife: images of lithology and geomorphology of Slave Craton
◘ US ◘ US west ◘ US w alternatives
◘◘ Life on Earth ◘ Timeline Earth Life ◘ "Peribiotic" conditions? ◘ Climate and Extinction
◘◘ Techniques ◘ biostratigraphy ◘ paleomagnetism ◘ radiometric dating ◘ seismology
◘◘ Atmosphere ◘ Hydrogen ◘ Prebiotic atmosphere ◘ "Peribiotic" conditions?
◘◘ Climate
Geological Terms ▪ Baltica ▪ Baltic-Shield ▪ basalt ▪ Canadian Shield ▪ cryoseism ▪ diapir ▪ dike ▪ Fennoscandian Shield ▪ gabbro ▪ Gondwana ▪ granite ▪ greenstone belts ▪ Laurentia ▪ Laurentian Shield ▪ North American Craton ▪ porphyry ▪ ▪ Rodinia ▪ sills ▪ strata, stratum ▪
Tables Geology Section Elemental Composition of Crust Flood Basalts and Stratigraphic Boundaries Minerals & Rocks: Carbonates Minerals & Rocks: Evaporates, Sulphates Minerals & Rocks: Metamorphic Minerals & Rocks: Oxides Radiometric Dating Volcanoes Weathering of Minerals
News items
◘ Meteor mega-hit spawned Australian continent: researchers - Yahoo! News
◘ Global Warming Can Trigger Extreme Ocean, Climate Changes, Scripps-led Study Reveals
◘◘ Geologic Features/Processes ◘ contact metamorphism ◘ dynamic metamorphism ◘ Earth's structure ◘ geologic provinces ◘ hydrothermal metamorphism ◘ igneous structures ◘ impact metamorphism ◘ mantle plumes ◘ metamorphism ◘ mid-oceanic ridges ◘ mountains, mountain belts, mountain building, mountain ranges ◘ oceanic-crust ◘ oceanic structures ◘ orogeny, orogenic belts ◘ regional metamorphism ◘ subduction, subduction zone ◙ subduction zone magmas ◘ tectonics ◘ thermal metamorphism ◘ volcanic islands ◘ volcanoes
◘◘ Petrology ◘ basalt ◘ breccia ◘ composition of oceanic crust ◘ felsic (sial) ◘ gabbro ◘ granite ◘ hornfels ◘ igneous rocks ◘ lava ◘ mafic (sima) ◘ magma ◘ metamorphic rocks ◘ ophiolite complexes ◘ peridotite ◘ rocks ◘ sedimentary rocks ◙◙ Rock Index: alphabetic ◙◙ Rock Index: Igneous Rocks ◙◙ Rock Index: Metamorphic Rocks ◙◙ Rock Index: Sedimentary Rocks ◙◙
◘◘ Mineralogy ◘ crystallization ◊◊ Minerals Site Map ◊◊
◘◘ Regional Geologic History : Canada ◘ Acasta Gneiss Complex ◘ Slave craton ◙ Yellowknife: images of lithology and geomorphology of Slave Craton
◘ US ◘ US west ◘ US w alternatives
◘◘ Life on Earth ◘ Timeline Earth Life ◘ "Peribiotic" conditions? ◘ Climate and Extinction
◘◘ Techniques ◘ biostratigraphy ◘ paleomagnetism ◘ radiometric dating ◘ seismology
◘◘ Atmosphere ◘ Hydrogen ◘ Prebiotic atmosphere ◘ "Peribiotic" conditions?
◘◘ Climate
Geological Terms ▪ Baltica ▪ Baltic-Shield ▪ basalt ▪ Canadian Shield ▪ cryoseism ▪ diapir ▪ dike ▪ Fennoscandian Shield ▪ gabbro ▪ Gondwana ▪ granite ▪ greenstone belts ▪ Laurentia ▪ Laurentian Shield ▪ North American Craton ▪ porphyry ▪ ▪ Rodinia ▪ sills ▪ strata, stratum ▪
Tables Geology Section Elemental Composition of Crust Flood Basalts and Stratigraphic Boundaries Minerals & Rocks: Carbonates Minerals & Rocks: Evaporates, Sulphates Minerals & Rocks: Metamorphic Minerals & Rocks: Oxides Radiometric Dating Volcanoes Weathering of Minerals
News items
◘ Meteor mega-hit spawned Australian continent: researchers - Yahoo! News
◘ Global Warming Can Trigger Extreme Ocean, Climate Changes, Scripps-led Study Reveals
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