Fracture — For other uses, see Fracture (disambiguation). v · d · e Materials failure modes … Wikipedia
Fracture (mineralogy) — This article is about the terminology used to describe fracture surfaces. For fractures in rocks and minerals per se, see Fracture (geology) In the field of mineralogy, fracture is a term used to describe the shape and texture of the surface… … Wikipedia
Fracture (disambiguation) — A fracture is the (local) separation of a body into two, or more, pieces under the action of stress.Fracture may specifically refer to: *Bone fracture, a medical condition in which a bone is cracked or broken *Fracture (geology), a fracture… … Wikipedia
geology — /jee ol euh jee/, n., pl. geologies. 1. the science that deals with the dynamics and physical history of the earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the physical, chemical, and biological changes that the earth has undergone or is… … Universalium
Geology of the Yosemite area — The exposed geology of the Yosemite area includes primarily granitic rocks with some older metamorphic rock. The first rocks were laid down in Precambrian times, when the area around Yosemite National Park was on the edge of a very young North… … Wikipedia
Geology of Tasmania — Tasmania has a varied geological history, with the world s biggest exposure of diabase, or dolerite. Rocks from the Neoproterozoic, Paleozoic and Mesozoic time periods appear. It is one of the few southern hemisphere areas glaciated during the… … Wikipedia
Geology of North America — The geology of North America, like most topics of scientific study, is undergoing progressive investigation by numerous public and private sector earth scientists, academicians, and students. In that regard, the detailed picture is subject to… … Wikipedia
Geology of Alabama — The geology of Alabama is marked by abundant geologic resources and a variety of geologic structures from folded mountains in the north to sandy beaches along the Gulf of Mexico coast. Alabama spans three continental geologic provinces as defined … Wikipedia
Geology of the Faroe Islands — The Faroe Islands lies on the Eurasian plate between the United Kingdom, Norway and Iceland. The Islands are of volcanic origin [ [http://www.faroestamps.fo/?side=c121bd6447fb16ee3881f741a560cdde The faroese post office] ] and are constructed of… … Wikipedia
Joint (geology) — Joint sets on a bedding plane in flagstones, Caithness, Scotland … Wikipedia
