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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Joints: Definition, Classification and Consideration | Geology
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After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Definition of Joint 2. Classification of Joints 3. Engineering Consideration. Definition of Joint: Joints are cracks or fracture present in the rocks along which there has been no displacement. Joints occur in all types of rocks. They may be vertical, inclines or even horizontal. Their dip […]
Unconformity in Rocks: Types and Uses | Structural Geology
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After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Types of Unconformity 2. Field Evidences of Unconformities 3. Uses. Types of Unconformity: There are mainly three types of unconformity. They are: 1. Disconformity, 2. Angular unconformity, and 3. Nonconformity. 1. Disconformity: The rock beds on opposite sides of a disconformity are parallel as shown in […]