Growth of fault populations
Faults grow from micro-fractures or deformation band zones and accumulate displacement over time as deformation proceeds. Moreover, faults tend to nucleate...
الجمعة، 31 يوليو 2015
The birth and growth of fault
The Birth and growth of faultFault formation and growth is a complicated process involving a frontal process zone where micro-fractures form...
الخميس، 30 يوليو 2015
Accumulation of organic matter
It is well documented that oil accumulations are of organic origin and formed from organic matter in sediments. Methane can be...
الأربعاء، 29 يوليو 2015
Formation of coal, oil and gas
The branch of geology that has the greatest economic importance worldwide is the study of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural...
الثلاثاء، 28 يوليو 2015
Carbonate diagenesis
Cements in carbonate rocks are mainly made up of calcium carbonate derived from the host sediment. Lithification of aggregates of...
Coastal erosion
As a result of the global rise in sea level and inappropriate development in the coastal zone, coastal erosion is becoming...
Indonesia Earthquake 2015
The Indonesian province of Papua had experienced a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.0 recorded by the U.S Geological Survey. The earthquake...
الاثنين، 27 يوليو 2015
Coastal Processes
Waves Waves that batter the coast are generated by offshore storms, sometimes thousands of kilometres from the shoreline where they will expend...
