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USGS Geological Survey Research Inspection Programs Of Country
The USGS is the abbreviated designation for a government organization of the United States of America. The full form of this abbreviation is United States Geological Survey. As evident from its nomenclature, this society is involved in the inspection of the geology of the country – especially the natural resources, their preservation, how they are endangered and what kind of natural factors exist that endanger them.
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USGS Geological Survey National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program
U S Geological Survey or USGS holds some very important programs to understand and ascertain the hazards related to earthquakes and also to prescribe policies and practices to minimize their impacts on the social life on the whole. The Earthquake Hazards Program or EHP is one such program that is part of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) commenced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Posted on December 25, 2007 | Related Articles | Linked From
(162 Reads) tag Politics & Government Tags: areas, earthquake, earthquakes, geologic, geological, hazards, national, nehrp, reduction, survey, usgs
Gulf of Mexico Geological History
The Gulf of Mexico ranks ninth largest among the water bodies of the world. This body of water is an oval shaped ocean basin surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. On the Northeast, North and Northwest it is bordered by the Gulf coast of United States; on the South and Southwest by Mexico and in the Southeast by Cuba. It is about 810 nautical miles or 1500 km wide and is filled with sedimentary rocks and debris.
Minerals Natural Compounds Different Geological Processes Chemical Composition Mineral Structure
Minerals refer to natural compounds that are formed as a result of the different geological processes. Minerals have various kinds of chemical composition as well as mineral structure. They range in compositions, and take the form of pure elements as well as simple salts to the very complex silicates, in which there is thousands of known form of compounds.
Posted on November 19, 2008 | Related Articles | Linked From
(25 Reads) tag Education & Science Tags: chemical, class, composition, compounds, form, geological, mineral, minerals, natural, physical, processes, structure, How Can Molecular Structure Help Distinguish One Mineral From The Others, A Naturally Formed Inorganic Solid That Has A Definite Chemical Structure, A Natural Inorganic Solid That Has Definite Chemical Structure
Palynologist Microfossil Expert
Palynologist is a person who studies the minute microfossils and mainly the fossilised pollen grains and spores that were dispersed from the plants living in the geological past. These are found in the sediments that have solidified into rocks. They are of immense help to geologists who work on the record of the strata to find the age of those strata. It is particularly beneficial to the petroleum industry.
Posted on September 12, 2007 | Related Articles | Linked From
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