geological
adjective
geo·log·i·cal
ˌjē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
variants
or less commonly geologic
: of, relating to, or based on geology
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The Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Canada will build a deep geological repository to store nuclear waste materials, and the researchers want to ensure that the materials can be safely stored for millions of years.
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April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Explore Virginia Beach 18 of 20 Sand Cave In Southwest Virginia, Sand Cave is one of the most uniquely beautiful geological formations in the entire state.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
Experts in paleontology say the landmark discovery is a big deal for Hong Kong, a city with a complex geological history and ever-changing weather patterns.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Pluto constantly erases old blemishes and refreshes its exterior as remnant heat in the interior powers geological reshuffling.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The Sun is getting brighter over very long geological timescales, about one percent brighter every 100 million years, says Schwieterman.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The fossil record of hominins seemed to support this concept until fossils of two different hominin species were recovered from the same geological layer at sites in Kenya and Tanzania.
—Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
As a result, researchers say, the new work, in concert with a paper that the same group published last month in Science that assessed the episode’s impact on global biodiversity, gives scientists fresh insights into how such crises may have affected life on Earth throughout its geological history.
—science.org, 25 Sep. 2024
In addition to illuminating geological processes deep inside Earth, the cold, descending slab of dense rock, located some 410 to 660 kilometers below the planet’s surface, could explain a mysterious gap between two sections of a giant blob in the mantle layer.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
April Wallace, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Explore Virginia Beach 18 of 20 Sand Cave In Southwest Virginia, Sand Cave is one of the most uniquely beautiful geological formations in the entire state.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
Experts in paleontology say the landmark discovery is a big deal for Hong Kong, a city with a complex geological history and ever-changing weather patterns.
—Karina Tsui, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
Pluto constantly erases old blemishes and refreshes its exterior as remnant heat in the interior powers geological reshuffling.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
The Sun is getting brighter over very long geological timescales, about one percent brighter every 100 million years, says Schwieterman.
—Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
The fossil record of hominins seemed to support this concept until fossils of two different hominin species were recovered from the same geological layer at sites in Kenya and Tanzania.
—Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
As a result, researchers say, the new work, in concert with a paper that the same group published last month in Science that assessed the episode’s impact on global biodiversity, gives scientists fresh insights into how such crises may have affected life on Earth throughout its geological history.
—science.org, 25 Sep. 2024
In addition to illuminating geological processes deep inside Earth, the cold, descending slab of dense rock, located some 410 to 660 kilometers below the planet’s surface, could explain a mysterious gap between two sections of a giant blob in the mantle layer.
—Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Geological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geological. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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