Introduction to Geology: Unearthing Earth's geological aspects
The Foundation of Our Planet Photo by Christopher Burns on Unsplash Have you ever wondered about the origin of the rocks you see during your hikes, how the beautiful landscape you see right in front of your eyes was formed or even how long it took to get to today's structure? Well, this is what Geology is for: to understand the origin and the processes that all components underwent throughout the past billions of years to become what we see today. Since starting geology lessons this semester, we've been paying more attention to the rocks we see while hiking. Identifying them isn’t easy—it takes a good lens (10x or 12x magnification) and a comparison to known samples. But it's a fascinating process! And geology is about so much more than just rocks. By studying them, we can learn about different eras in Earth’s history chronologically. But we’ll dive deeper into that in another post! But what exactly is a rock? Photo by Alireza Dashtestani on Unsplash A rock is a solid mi...