NOUN
- the branch of geology that deals with economically valuable geological materials
How To Use economic geology In A Sentence
- John, D.A., Thomason, R.E., and McKee, E.H., 1989, Geology and K-Ar geochronology of the Paradise Peak mine and the relationship of pre-Basin and Range extension to early Miocene precious-metal mineralization in west-central Nevada: Economic Geology, v.84, p. Where in the West - January
- The site includes a list of publications, undergraduate and postgraduates course programmes, and brief summaries of research in economic geology, volcanology and landscape evolution.
- The branch of economic geology that relates to the origin, migration and accumulation of oil and gas, and to the discovery of commercial deposits.
- Mainly within the last century has this knowledge been organized into the science of geology, and only within the last few decades have the complex and increasing demands of modern civilization required the applications of geology to practical uses, resulting in the development of the science generally known as _economic geology_. The Economic Aspect of Geology
