After reading this article you will learn about the classification of landforms. A little attention to the form of the earth’s surface shows that it has two parts—oceans and continents. Of the earth’s surface, an area of 148 million square km, i.e., 2/7th part, is covered by land and the remaining 361 million sq km, […]
Classification of Landforms | Landforms | Geology
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Classification of Minerals | Mineralogy
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The minerals are classified into following groups:- 1. Quartz Group 2. Feldspar Group 3. Mica Group 4. Amphibole Group 5. Garnet Group 6. Kaolin 7. Carbonate Group 8. Sulphide Group 9. Oxide Group 10. Sulphate Group 11. Staurolite and Talc. 1. Quartz Group: Form—Granular Colour—(Varieties of quartz) Streak—Colourless Lustre—Vitreous Cleavage—Absent Fracture—Conchoidal to uneven Hardness—7 [High] […]
Folds: Definition, Parts and Types| Structural Geology | Geology
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After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Definition of Fold 2. Parts of a Fold 3. Types 4. Recognition 5. Engineering Considerations. Definition of Fold: It is frequently seen that the strata forming the earth’s crust have been not only tilted out of the horizontal but also bent and buckled into folds. Such […]