marine geology

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the branch of geology dealing with the rocks, sediments, and processes of the floors and margins of the oceans.

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The Navy and Marine Corps versions of the F-35 have differing configurations and rely on an external gun pod.
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And, thanks to a transparent hull, exploring the deep and spotting rare marine life is practically a cinch.
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Among the scores of bystanders watching their small town turn into war zone was a Marine veteran who was close with Stone.
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The Marine reservist then went after his ex-wife, Nicole Hill Stone.
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Stone, according to Marine officials, served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve.
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John Wilson, a celebrated landscape and marine painter, died at Folkstone, aged 81.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Second, geology, which takes account of all those actions which in process of time have been developed in our own sphere.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
In geology there are half a dozen divisions relating to particular branches of that subject.
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It was unreasonable to expect those makers of marine steam-engines to report that Trevithick knew better than they did.
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REEF k, in latitude 14 degrees 47 minutes, has a dry sand upon it: its sub-marine extent was not ascertained.
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