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Geology
Study of the planet earth, its composition, structure, physical and chemical processes, and history since its origin.
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Economic geology (158 items)
Geochronology (23 items)
Geomorphology (41 items)
Hydrogeology (37 items)
Marine geology (52 items)
Mineralogy (14 items)
Petrology (3 items)
Sedimentology (19 items)
Stratigraphy (8 items)
Structural geology (7 items)
Volcanology (60 items)

Subsurface maps (93 items)
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Site describes the present understanding of the various geologic processes that contributed to the valley's creation. Links to Yosemite Valley's geologic maps.
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