This week's contribution is from Stanley Mordensky, geologist with the U.S. Geological Survey ... refer to this period as the Laramide Orogeny (named after the Laramie Mountains of eastern ...

Structural geology is the study of the deformation of the surface and subsurface of the Earth and other planetary bodies. This deformation reflects past changes in local and regional stress and ...

Since 2008, the China Geological Survey has drilled 16 exploratory wells and 3 pilot production wells in the permafrost region of the Qilian Mountains. NGH were discovered in 9 of the exploratory ...

The U.S. Geological Survey recently confirmed two different earthquakes in two different areas of Georgia on the same day this week. Here's what we know: When and where were the Georgia earthquakes?

This includes some 19m tonnes of proven reserves of graphite, which the Ukrainian Geological Survey state agency says makes the nation "one of the top five leading countries" for the supply of the ...

In the faded colors of the official United States Geological Survey (USGS ... geologists know generally that the Laramide Orogeny, driven by the collision of tectonic plates, began to lift the present ...

Eurasia has undergone substantial tectonic, geological, and climatic changes throughout the Cenozoic era, primarily associated with tectonic plate collisions and a global cooling trend. The evolution ...

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