Explore Fascinating Geology of Lofoten Islands, Norway

It is probably going to be boring what you are going to read, but if you are a geologist, please continue reading.   What started as a simpl...

Recorded Live-Virtual field tour of Cajon, California and the San Andreas Fault

Recorded Live-Virtual field tour of Cajon, California and the San Andreas Fault: This "Live-Virtual Field Tour" was the part of ou...

"Why I left Electrical Engineering and choose Geology?" with Rana Faizan

About author: Rana Faizan is currently in his third year of under graduation in Applied Geology at Institute of Geology at University of the...

Equipment for Geological Field Work

Following is a list of all equipment that is likely to be needed in the field: 1. Adhesive tape 2. Aerial photographs 3. Altimeter 4. Binocu...

Geologic Contacts

A geologic contact is where one rock type touches another. There are three types of geologic contact: 1. Depositional contacts are those w...

Banded-iron formations (BIFs) - Evidence of Oxygen in Early Atmosphere

Our knowledge about the rise of oxygen gas in Earth’s atmosphere comes from multiple lines of evidence in the rock record, including the age...

Siccar Point - the world's most important geological site and the birthplace of modern geology

Siccar Point   is world-famous as the most important  unconformity  described by  J ames Hutton  (1726-1797) in support of his world-changin...