History of geology

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Index Outline Category Glossary History (Timeline)
Key components Minerals Rock (Igneous Sedimentary Metamorphic) Sediment Plate tectonics Strata Weathering Erosion Geologic time scale
Laws, principles, theories Stratigraphic principles Principle of original horizontality Law of superposition Principle of lateral continuity Principle of cross-cutting relationships Principle of faunal succession Principle of inclusions and components Walther's law
Topics Composition Geochemistry Mineralogy Sedimentology Petrology Structure of Earth Geophysics Landform structures Geomorphology Glaciology Structural Geology Volcanology Geologic history Geological history of Earth
Research Branches of geology Geologist (List) Methods Geological survey
Applications Engineering Mining Forensics Military
Planetary geology Lists of geological features of the Solar System Geology of solar terrestrial planets By planet and body Mercury Venus Moon Mars Vesta Ceres Io Titan Triton Pluto Charon
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The history of geology is concerned with the development of the natural science of geology. Geology is the scientific study of the origin, history, and structure of the Earth.