Introduction In reviewing and assessing the importance and role of laboratory exercises in earth sciences, we begin with defining the scope of this review. The ensuing discussion is limited to fields of study that have traditionally formed the core of studies of the solid earth, specifically geology, soil science, and geomatics (remote sensing and geographic information systems). Related subjec...

Popularizing endogenic geological processes that act deep on the Earth during geologic time producing orogenic belts requires a great effort. Consequently, geosites dealing with structural geology are surveyed lower frequency. Geological structures, however, may strongly control and model territory and/or trigger exogenous responsible for specific landform/landscape. We describe here three in A...

Geology of this area is ranging from Precambrian age for the rocks of granite, gneisses, schist and quartzite rocks, to recent age overlain by thick layers of alluvial deposits. This study aims to evaluate geological and structural influences on groundwater of Chamarajanagar taluk. It is an essential resource in outcrop and structures of the area, because of local field conditions, such as rock...

Earth consists of hard rock layers where water is restricted to secondary permeability, and thus to fractures and the weather zones. Structural geology studies, geologic lineaments and their pattern information are essential for better planning and execution of projects to avoid any natural hazards. Satellite images, aerial photographs and digital elevation models will give lineament informatio...

This paper presents a decompositional analysis of unobserved trigger factors of the slope failures based on Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Quantitative prediction models are generally based on the relationship between past slope failures and causal factors (e.g., geology, soil, slope, aspect, etc.), and do not deal with the “trigger factors” (e.g., rainfalls, earthquakes, weathering, etc.)...

1 State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 2 Laboratory for Marine Geology, Qingdao National Oceanography Laboratory for Science and Technology, Qingdao, China, 3 Key Laboratory of Cenozoic Geology and Environment, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 4 Departame...

a Limnological Research Center, Department of Geology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, United States b University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Appalachian Laboratory, Frostburg, MD, 21532, United States c Departments of Plant Biology and Geology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, 61801, United States d Department of Geology, Brown University, Providence RI, 1...