Alphabetical listing of Wikipedia articles on Geology topics
This is a list of all articles related to geology – Scientific study of the composition, structure, and history of Earth that cannot be readily placed on the following subtopic pages:
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- Asthenosphere – Highly viscous, mechanically weak, and ductile region of Earth's mantle
- Astrogeology – Geology of astronomical objects apparently in orbit around stellar objects
- Aulacogen – Failed arm of a triple junction, an inactive rift zone
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- Batholith – Large igneous rock intrusion
- Beach – Area of loose particles at the edge of the sea or other body of water
- Bolide – Extremely bright meteor
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- Calcium – chemical element with symbol Ca and atomic number 20Pages displaying wikidata descriptions as a fallback
- Canyon – Deep chasm between cliffs
- Cave – Natural underground space large enough for a human to enter
- Cement – Hydraulic binder used in the composition of mortar and concrete
- Cementation – Process of chemical precipitation bonding sedimentary grains
- Cenozoic – Third era of the Phanerozoic Eon
- Coast – Area where land meets the sea or ocean
- Concretion – Compact mass formed by precipitation of mineral cement between particles
- Conglomerate – Sedimentary rock composed of smaller rock fragments
- Continent – Large geographical region identified by convention
- Convergent boundary – Region of active deformation between colliding tectonic plates
- Crag and tail – Geographic feature created by glaciation
- Crust – Outermost solid shell of astronomical bodies
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- Datum (geodesy) – Reference frame for measuring location
- Deposition – Geological process in which sediments, soil and rocks are added to a landform or landmass
- Diapir – Type of geologic intrusion
- Dike – A sheet of rock that is formed in a fracture of a pre-existing rock body
- Divergent boundary – Linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
- Drumlin – Elongated hill formed by glacial action
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- Earth science – Fields of natural science related to Earth
- Environmental engineering – Engineering discipline related to environmental science
- Environmental geography – Intersection of human and physical geography
- Eon – Subdivision of geological time; shorter than a supereon and longer than an era
- Epigenesis
- Epoch – Subdivision of geological time; shorter than a period and longer than an age
- Era – Subdivision of geological time; shorter than an eon and longer than a period
- Eustasy – Global sea level independent of local factors
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- Fahlband – Stratum in crystalline rock, containing metallic minerals
- Fall line – Meeting point of uplands and coastal plain
- Felsic – Igneous rock rich in silica and feldspar
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- Geologic age – Smallest hierarchical geochronologic unit
- Geologic fault – Fracture or discontinuity in displaced rock
- Geologic modelling – Applied science of creating computerized representations of portions of the Earth's crust
- Geologic period – Geologic time unit shorter than an era, longer than an epoch
- Geologic time scale – System that relates geologic strata to time
- Geological phenomenon
- Geologist – Scientist who studies geology
- Geology – Scientific study of the composition, structure, and history of Earth
- Geology of the Alps – The formation and structure of the European Alps
- Geomorphology – Scientific study of landforms
- Geostatistics – Branch of statistics focusing on spatial data sets
- Geyser – Natural explosive eruption of hot water
- Glacial period, also known as Glaciation – Interval of time within an ice age that is marked by colder temperatures and glacier advances
- Graben – Depressed block of planetary crust bordered by parallel normal faults
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- Igneous rock – Rock formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava
- Integrated geography – Intersection of human and physical geography
- Isostasy – State of gravitational equilibrium between Earth's crust and mantle
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- Karst – Topography from dissolved soluble rocks
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- Mafic – Silicate mineral or igneous rock that is rich in magnesium and iron
- Mantle (geology) – Layer inside a planet between core and crust
- Marine regression – Geologic event in which sea level falls relative to the land
- Mass wasting – Movement of rock or soil down slopes
- Matrix (geology) – Finer-grained material in a rock within which coarser material is embedded
- Metamorphic rock – Rock that was subjected to heat and pressure
- Meteorite – Solid debris from outer space that hits a planetary surface
- Mineral – Crystalline chemical element or compound formed by geologic processes
- Mining engineering – Engineering discipline
- Mudpot – Hot spring, or fumarole, with limited water
- Mud volcano – Landform created by the eruption of mud or slurries, water and gases
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- Orogeny – The formation of mountain ranges
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- Regression (geology) – Geologic event in which sea level falls relative to the land
- Relative density – Ratio of two densities
- Rift – Geological linear zone where the lithosphere is being pulled apart
- Rock (geology) – Naturally occurring mineral aggregate
- Rock strata – Layers of sediment, rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics
- Rodinia – Hypothetical Neoproterozoic supercontinent
- Rubidium–strontium dating – Radiometric dating technique for rocks and minerals
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- Sand – Granular material composed of finely divided rock and mineral particles
- Sandstone – Type of sedimentary rock
- Sediment trap – Any topographic depression where sediments substantially accumulate over time
- Sedimentary rock – Rock formed by the deposition and cementation of particles
- Sequence stratigraphy – Study and analysis of groups of sedimentary deposits
- Silicate mineral – Rock-forming minerals with predominantly silicate anions
- Sill – Tabular intrusion between older layers of rock
- Stratigraphy – Study of rock layers and their formation
- Stratum – Layer of sediment, rock or soil with internally consistent characteristics
- Subduction – A geological process at convergent tectonic plate boundaries where one plate moves under the other
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- Uniformitarianism – Assumption that the natural laws and processes of the universe are constant through time and space
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- Volcano – Rupture in a planet's crust where material escapes
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