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physical geology

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[fiz-ik-uhl-jee-ahl-uh-jee] / ˈfɪz ɪk əl dʒiˈɑl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. the branch of geology dealing with the various processes by which rocks are formed or changed.


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The rest of this chapter is devoted to a brief overview of a few of the important aspects of physical geology, starting with minerals and rocks.

From Textbooks Jan. 1, 2015

In 1544 he published the De ortu et causis subterraneorum, in which he laid the first foundations of a physical geology, and criticized the theories of the ancients.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

There seems, then, no escape from the admission that neither physical geology, nor palaeontology, possesses any method by which the absolute synchronism of two strata can be demonstrated.

From Discourses Biological and Geological Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley

There seems, then, no escape from the admission that neither physical geology, nor palæontology, possesses any method by which the absolute synchronism of two strata can be demonstrated.

From Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews by Thomas Henry Huxley

We have said that Darwins hypothesis is the natural complement to Lyells uniformitarian theory in physical geology.

From Evolution and Ethics by Thomas Henry Huxley

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