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Words on rocks, caves, and the earth

These geology quotes describe how caves form randomly on a local scale, and how granite upheaval shaped Cornish landscapes, worth tracing Back through geological history.

Last Updated on Jul 30, 2026

Location
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Nov 07, 2020

Measuring nuclear yield depends on multiple parameters - the location and number of instruments, the geology of the area, the location of the seismic station in relation to the test site.

Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Nov 07, 2020

Caves are whimsical things, and geology on a local scale is random and unpredictable.

Quotes by William Stone

Prime
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Nov 07, 2020

The prime feature in Cornish geology is the upheaval of the granite, distorting, folding back, and altering the superincumbent beds.

Quotes by Sabine Baring-Gould

Nov 07, 2020

At Olduvai, for 20 years, Mary and I had investigated and made a general survey of the overall geology.

Quotes by Louis Leakey

Ever
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Nov 07, 2020

I majored in geology in college but have majored in Herbert Hoover ever since.

Quotes by Lou Henry Hoover

Politics
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Nov 07, 2020

So the major obstacle to the development of new supplies is not geology but what happens above ground: international affairs, politics, investment and technology.

Quotes by Daniel Yergin

Nov 07, 2020

Bacteria mineralized the rocks; they deposited the iron. They made the geology we see.

Quotes by Bonnie Bassler

Others recall decades of survey work at Olduvai, or joke about majoring in geology in College before life took an unrelated turn.

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