Historical geology

Historical geology is a discipline that uses the principles and techniques of geology to reconstruct and understand the geological history of Earth. It focuses on geologic processes that change the Earth's surface and subsurface; and the use of stratigraphy, structural geology and paleontology to tell the sequence of these events. It also focuses on the evolution of plants and animals during different time periods in the geological timescale. The discovery of radioactivity and the development of a variety of radiometric dating techniques in the first half of the 20th century provided a means of deriving absolute versus relative ages of geologic history.

Economic geology, the search for and extraction of energy and raw materials, is heavily dependent on an understanding of the geological history of an area. Environmental geology, including most importantly the geologic hazards of earthquakes and volcanism, must also include a detailed knowledge of geologic history.

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Mt Spurr Alaska – Activity Rising

Armstrong Economics 23 Mar 2025
Do you have any historical analysis of Mt ... Mount Spurr, a stratovolcano in Alaska’s Aleutian Arc, had no confirmed historical eruptions that have been documented in human records prior to its significant 1953 eruption.

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The Hawk Eye 22 Mar 2025
April 5, a program by Cora Wickham of DMC Historical Society will present a fascinating look at current site features and geology at Starrs’ Cave, how Starr’s Cave got its name, the various owners and ...

Pegasus Resources Inc. Enters Purchase and Sale Agreement with Ashley Gold Corp. for Icefield Property

ACCESSWIRE 21 Mar 2025
Historical Results. ... Geology ... Historical Results.. Historic assays up to 80 oz/t Au (1960s) ... Targeted pyrite-bearing quartz veins within recessive phyllitic lenses, historically returning up to 573.7 g/t Au ().

Skyharbour's Partner North Shore Uranium Signs Exploration Agreement with English Rivers First Nation

Canoe 21 Mar 2025
Historical uranium mineralization discovered at Falcon is shallow and is hosted in several geological settings including classic Athabasca-style basement mineralization associated with well-developed EM conductors.

Supernovas may have played a role in two of Earth’s largest mass extinctions, study suggests

CNN 20 Mar 2025
“I’d like to see a calibration of such historical events to show that one actually occurred at the same time as the mass extinction in question — we have those geological events reasonably well dated, ...

Kennard: Lumber River’s black water intrigues me

The Robesonian 20 Mar 2025
... natural, scenic, educational, geological, recreational, historic, fish and wildlife, scientific and cultural values,” according to a description from the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Looking for a quick getaway? 5 day trips from Fort Collins that are worth the drive

Coloradoan 19 Mar 2025
Visitors can take a walk around the University of Wyoming campus and stop by the university's geological museum or American Heritage Center. The city has several other historical sites to explore, ...

Faraday Copper Intersects 56.57 Metres at 0.59% Copper at Boomerang and 18.49 m at 0.98% ...

ACCESSWIRE 19 Mar 2025
Historically, the near-surface mineralization was not ... Mapped geology, isolated historical drill intercepts and historical small-scale mining highlight the potential for near-surface mineralization.

Farmer’s house in danger from climate change, court told in RWE case

The Observer 19 Mar 2025
He criticised the methodologies of some scientific papers cited by the plaintiff and dismissed research that relied on results from better-studied Alpine regions, for which scientists have more data, because of differences in local geology.

‘Writing Montana’ workshop to be held at Pictograph Cave State Park

Laurel Outlook 18 Mar 2025
to 12.30 p.m ... Participants will use observations of the natural world and explorations of the historical, cultural, and geological background of the area to create works in any genre of writing ... × This page requires Javascript ... ....

Grid Battery Closes Acquisition of Copper Property with AC/DC Battery Metals Inc

ACCESSWIRE 18 Mar 2025
... B.C ... Except for statements of historical facts, comments that address resource potential, upcoming work programs, geological interpretations, receipt and security of mineral property titles, availability of funds, and others are forward-looking ... ....

American Critical Minerals Announces Trading on the OTCQB

ACCESSWIRE 17 Mar 2025
The history of oil and gas production across the Paradox Basin provides geologic data from historic wells across the Project, and the wider Basin, validating and de-risking the potential for high grade potash and large amounts of contained lithium.

Public lands that were recently protected may no longer be after confusing Trump announcement

The Los Angeles Times 17 Mar 2025
“It is vital to preserve this unique geologic landscape that holds sites and objects of historical, traditional, cultural, and spiritual significance for Tribal Nations and Indigenous peoples who have ...

Rocks and racism? How geologists created and perpetuated a narrative of prejudice

AOL 16 Mar 2025
The academic book, called Geologic Life, was published in 2024 ... But geology is older than biology ... “Geology was the discipline in which race was historically made, as both a set of ideas and a material transformation of the Earth that was racialised.”.

Mineral bill heads toward a ‘chrometastic’ finish in Maryland

Wtop 16 Mar 2025
Included on that list is a proposed symbol’s historical significance, uniqueness, relevance to state history and universal acceptance. “Maryland’s varying geology yields many minerals within the ...
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