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geology
Scope note
Study of the planet earth, its composition, structure, physical and chemical processes, and history since its origin.
Alternative terms
UF
↸
geologic maps
UF
↸
subsurface maps
Broader Terms
BT
↑
earth sciences
More specific terms
NT3
↓
economic geology
NT3
↓
geochronology
NT3
↓
geomorphology
NT3
↓
hydrogeology
NT3
↓
marine geology
NT3
↓
mineralogy
NT3
↓
petrology
NT3
↓
sedimentology
NT3
↓
stratigraphy
NT3
↓
structural geology
NT3
↓
volcanology
Related terms
RT
⇆
drilling and coring
RT
⇆
earth history
RT
⇆
engineering geology
RT
⇆
metamorphism (geological)
Date of creation
20-Nov-2007
Accepted term
20-Nov-2007
Descendant terms
11
ARK
ark:/99152/t3g25098vjpvez
More specific terms
11
Alternative terms
2
Related terms
4
Notes
1
Metadata
BS8723-5
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