Glossary

Continental Evolution: Continental evolution is the set of geological processes through which continent...

Cooling ages: Cooling ages are geological ages that indicate the time when a mineral or rock c...

Cortical growth: Cortical growth is the process by which the volume or thickness of the Earth's c...

Crystallization: Crystallization is the process by which atoms or molecules arrange themselves to...

Erosion: Erosion is the process by which rocks and sediments are worn down, removed, and ...

Erosion rates: Erosion rates indicate the rate at which rock or sediment is removed from the Ea...

Exhumation: Exhumation is the geological process by which rocks that were buried at depth ri...

Geological time: Geological time is the time scale used in geology to study the history of the Ea...