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    Geo is an earth science that studies the solid Earth, including the rocks that compose it and how they change over time. Geology overlaps with other earth sciences and is considered a major part of integrated earth system science. Geology describes Earth's structure and surface, determines the relative and absolute ages of rocks, and chronicles Earth's geological and climate history using tools like field work, analysis, and modeling. Geology is important for resource exploration, environmental issues, hazards assessment, and engineering applications.

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    Geo is an earth science that studies the solid Earth, including the rocks that compose it and how they change over time. Geology overlaps with other earth sciences and is considered a major part of integrated earth system science. Geology describes Earth's structure and surface, determines the relative and absolute ages of rocks, and chronicles Earth's geological and climate history using tools like field work, analysis, and modeling. Geology is important for resource exploration, environmental issues, hazards assessment, and engineering applications.

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    Geo is an earth science that studies the solid Earth, including the rocks that compose it and how they change over time. Geology overlaps with other earth sciences and is considered a major part of integrated earth system science. Geology describes Earth's structure and surface, determines the relative and absolute ages of rocks, and chronicles Earth's geological and climate history using tools like field work, analysis, and modeling. Geology is important for resource exploration, environmental issues, hazards assessment, and engineering applications.

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    Geo is an earth science concerned with the solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and

    the processes by which they change over time. Geology can also include the study of the solid
    features of any terrestrial planet or natural satellite such as Mars or the Moon. 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.

    Aerial view of Grand Prismatic Spring; Hot Springs, Midway & Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National
    Park

    Kinney Lake and Mount Whitehorn near Mount Robson, Canada

    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. [3] 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 plays an
    important role in geotechnical engineering.

     Luster: Quality of light reflected from the surface of a mineral. Examples are metallic,
    pearly, waxy, dull.
     Color: Minerals are grouped by their color. Mostly diagnostic but impurities can change a
    mineral's color.
     Streak: Performed by scratching the sample on a porcelain plate. The color of the streak
    can help name the mineral.
     Hardness: The resistance of a mineral to scratch.
     Breakage pattern: A mineral can either show fracture or cleavage, the former being
    breakage of uneven surfaces and the latter a breakage along closely spaced parallel planes.
     Specific gravity: the weight of a specific volume of a mineral.
     Effervescence: Involves dripping hydrochloric acid on the mineral to test for fizzing.
     Magnetism: Involves using a magnet to test for magnetism.
     Taste: Minerals can have a distinctive taste, such as halite (which tastes like table salt).
     Smell: Minerals can have a distinctive odor. For example, sulfur smells like rotten eggs.

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