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Joint (geology) — Joint sets on a bedding plane in flagstones, Caithness, Scotland … Wikipedia
diastrophism — diastrophic /duy euh strof ik, stroh fik/, adj. diastrophically, adv. /duy as treuh fiz euhm/, n. Geol. 1. Also called tectonism. the action of the forces that cause the earth s crust to be deformed, producing continents, mountains, changes of… … Universalium
Amchitka — Infobox Military Test Site name=Amchitka Underground Test Site caption=Cannikin warhead being lowered into test shaft map caption=Location of the site type=Nuclear testing range coordinates= coord|51|28|N|179|05|E nearest town= operator= United… … Wikipedia
Diapir — For the undergarment, see Diaper. An original Mathmos Astro lava lamp. A lava lamp illustrates Rayleigh–Taylor instability type diapirism in which the tectonic stresses are low. A diapir ( … Wikipedia
2008 Lincolnshire earthquake — Earthquake title=2008 Lincolnshire earthquake date= 27 February 2008 magnitude = 5.2 ML depth=convert|18.6|km|mi|0 location=coord|53.40|N|0.33|W|display=inline,title countries affected = UK intensity = 6 EMS Slightly Damaging casualties = 1… … Wikipedia
2008 Sichuan earthquake — 2008 Earthquake 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake … Wikipedia
Puerto Rico — This article is about the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. For other uses, see Puerto Rico (disambiguation). Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico … Wikipedia
Geography of Puerto Rico — Infobox Islands name = Puerto Rico image caption = Satellite photo of Puerto Rico image size = locator map custom = no native name = Borinquen native name link = Taino nickname = Isle of Enchantment Isla del Encanto location = Caribbean Sea… … Wikipedia
Alleghenian orogeny — The Alleghenian orogeny or Appalachian orogeny is one of the geological mountain forming events (orogeny) that formed the Appalachian Mountains and Allegheny Mountains. The term and spelling Alleghany Orogeny (sic) originally proposed by H.P.… … Wikipedia
Diastrophism — refers to deformation of the Earth s crust, and more especially to folding and faulting. Diastrophism can be considered part of geotectonics. Diastrophism comes from the Greek word meaning a twisting.[1][2] All processes that move, elevate or… … Wikipedia
Geology of Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico is composed of Cretaceous to Eocene volcanic and plutonic rocks, which are overlain by younger Oligocene to recent carbonates and other sedimentary rocks. Most of the caverns and karst topography on the island occurs in the northern… … Wikipedia
