Geology — The Science of the Earth

Geology studies the solid Earth — its materials, structures, processes and history. It explains why continents move, why earthquakes happen and how mountains are built.

Key Areas

• Mineralogy and petrology.
• Structural geology and tectonics.
• Stratigraphy and sedimentology.
• Geochemistry and geochronology.
• Economic geology — ores, fuels and groundwater.