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geology contains which subjects and chapters and about what thing??


Gourab prayas rath 11th Sep, 2021
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aswathypadinjakkara 11th Sep, 2021

Hi


GEOLOGY (in Greek, Geo means Earth, Logos means Science) is a branch of science dealing with the study of the Earth.  It is also known as earth science.  The study of the  earth as a whole, its  origin, structure, composition and the  nature of the processes  which have  given rise to its  present position is called as geology. Geology  comprises  the  following  branches


1.  Crystallography

2.  Mineralogy

3.  Petrology

4.  Geophysics

5.  Geochemistry

6.  Structural Geology

7.  Stratigraphy

8.  Physical Geology

9.  Geomorphology

10. Paleontology

11. Hydrogeology

12. Engineering Geology

13. Photo Geology

14. Economic Geology

15. Mining Geology

Subjects for the course

Bachelors-

  • Structural Geology

  • Physical geology and Geomorphology

  • Mineralogy

  • Crystallography and Mineral Optics

  • Stratigraphy

  • Palaeontology

  • Petrology

  • Exploration Geology and Remote Sensing

  • Economic Geology

  • Hydrogeology and Environmental Geology

  • Engineering Geology and Mining Geology

For masters

  • Sedimentary Petrology

  • Metamorphic Petrology

  • Igneous Petrology

  • Mineralogy, Optics and Crystallography

  • Economic Geology

  • Geochemistry

  • Geophysics and Exploration Methods

  • Hydrogeology

  • Environmental Geology

  • Natural Resource Management

  • Geo-techniques and Engineering Geology

  • Dissertation

Refer the following link for more information about the course-

https://www.careers360.com/courses/geology-course

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