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Physical Geology
  • What is Geology?
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What is Geology?
  • The study of our planet, including
    • Materials that make the Earth
    • Processes that act upon these materials
    • Products formed
    • History of the planet
    • History of life on Earth
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A ‘Few’ Sub disciplines of Geology
  • Mineralogy
  • Petrology
  • Geomorphology
  • Structural Geology
  • Stratigraphy
  • Economic & Petroleum Geology
  • Paleontology
  • Paleoclimatology
  • Seismology


  • Geophysics
  • Hydrogeology
  • Geochemistry
  • Environmental Geology
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Glaciology
  • Planetary Geology
  • Geothermal Energy
  • Volcanology
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Be a Geologist?
  • Look at rocks all day?
    • No, not really!  Well, sometimes…


  • Interested in studying the Earth?
    • http://www.agiweb.org/workforce/brochure.html