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Geology
16 Sept, 18:02
Frozen chaos from an ancient eruption 🌋This volcanic breccia from the Sahand Volcano captures the violence of past explosive eruptions, where fragmented volcanic blocks were ejected, transported, and rapidly deposited. Today, these rocks stand as a geological archive of the dynamic forces that once dominated the landscape. Every clast tells part of the eruption story.📍 Sahand Volcano, Iran#VolcanicBreccia #SahandVolcano #FieldGeology #Volcanology #GeologyLovers #EarthHistory #GeoScience #GeologistLife #RockRecord #IranNature@Geology_Books
Geology
16 Sept, 15:32
Dear Premium Members of Geology🌍Books📚,You are the backbone of this channel. Every bit of real growth here comes directly from your support.If this channel is still active, full of high‑quality geology content, and growing day by day, it’s because of you. But to take this channel to the next level, to create deeper content, bigger educational projects, and finally start earning real income from Telegram — I need one crucial thing:⭐ Your Boosts.Boosting the channel and posts is the ONLY signal Telegram cares about.Every boost from you means:• More visibility • Faster growth • Higher income • More advanced and professional contentIt’s time to push this channel forward together.Geology
16 Sept, 15:24
📌 RQD vs Core Recovery: What's the Difference?Many geologists and drilling professionals use these two parameters interchangeably, but they measure two completely different aspects of rock quality.✅ Core Recovery (%) measures how much core was recovered from a drilling run.✅ RQD (Rock Quality Designation) evaluates the quality and degree of fracturing of the recovered rock mass by considering only sound core pieces longer than 10 cm. A drill run may show high core recovery but low RQD, indicating highly fractured rock. Conversely, high RQD values generally reflect competent and intact rock masses with better engineering properties.Understanding the relationship between RQD and Core Recovery is essential for: 🔹 Geotechnical investigations 🔹 Mining projects 🔹 Tunnel design 🔹 Slope stability analysis 🔹 Rock mass classification#Geology #RQD #CoreRecovery #Drilling #Exploratio
Geology
14 Sept, 14:16
Chromite Core A fascinating chromite-bearing core showing a distinct ultramafic sequence of Dunite → Serpentine → Chromite. A great example of the geological processes associated with chromite mineralization in ultramafic rocks.#Geology #Chromite #ChromiteOre #Dunite #Serpentine #Ultramafic #Ophiolite #Mining #MineralExploration #EconomicGeology #GeologicalCore #CoreLogging #OreDeposit #GeologyBooks@Geology_Books
Geology
11 Sept, 22:54
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29 Aug, 19:21edited
🌍 10,000 MINDS. ONE OBSESSION: THE EARTH.Some people see rocks. We see stories written over billions of years.From minerals hidden deep beneath the surface, to fossils that survived millions of years, to meteorites that traveled across the Solar System…We don’t just look at the Earth. We decode it. 🔬⛏️Today, 10,000 curious minds stand with us.But make no mistake—🔥 10K IS NOT THE DESTINATION. IT’S THE BEGINNING.The Earth still has secrets.
Geology
27 Aug, 03:01
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Geology
14 Aug, 07:36
LiDAR cuts through the forest canopy and reveals the true shape of the terrain. Where satellite images only show trees, LiDAR exposes pits, trenches, terraces, old channels and other forgotten placer‑mining features. It doesn’t prove gold — but it’s one of the strongest tools for smart target generation and exploration prioritization. Many old workings disappear under vegetation… yet the ground never forgets.#LiDAR #RemoteSensing #GoldExploration #PlacerGold #Geomorphology #Mining@Geology_Books
Geology
10 Aug, 10:40
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Geology
4 Aug, 09:51edited
Most of the world's copper begins deep beneath ancient volcanoes. ⛏️🌋As a magma chamber slowly cools, it releases superheated, metal-rich fluids that rise through fractures in the surrounding rock. These hydrothermal fluids deposit chalcopyrite (copper), gold, and molybdenum within a network of quartz veins, forming a porphyry copper deposit the world's most important source of copper. These giant deposits supply around 70% of global copper, making them essential for electrical wiring, renewable energy, electric vehicles, and modern infrastructure.Question: Which famous porphyry copper mine can you name?#Geology #PorphyryCopper #Copper #EconomicGeology #Mining #EarthScience #Geoscience #MineralDeposits #GeoFactsHub@Geology_Books
Geology
2 Aug, 12:15
What’s Gossan zone?A gossan is more than a rusty surface — it’s the weathered signature of a deeper hydrothermal system. The combination of iron‑oxide staining, boxworks, quartz veins, and silicic–sericitic alteration in this image reveals how surface clues guide geologists toward hidden sulfides and gold mineralization at depth. Each field sample adds another data point for reconstructing the structural evolution and fluid pathways that shaped the deposit.#Geology #Gossan #HydrothermalAlteration #MineralExploration #GoldDeposits@Geology_Books
Geology
20 Jul, 08:25
Deliiranite — a newly recognized mineral built from tangled layers of soft, needle‑like fibers about 200 microns long, glowing in bright orange‑red with a diamond‑like luster and no fluorescence. A microscopic artwork rather than a conventional mineral.With the formula PbHgAs₂S₆ and a monoclinic system, its industrial use remains unknown—not because it lacks value, but because of its rarity and the complexity of studying it. Its evaluation belongs more to materials science than everyday mining.And the highlight: This mineral was discovered by Farahnaz Deliiran, an Iranian scientist living in Germany, recently identified in the Zarshouran gold deposit in West Azerbaijan, Iran, and officially accepted by the IMA.Sometimes the smallest crystals carry the biggest stories.#deliiranite #mineralogy #geology #zarshouran #iranminerals #newmineral #microscopy #geoscience #materialscience
Geology
13 Jul, 14:10
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Geology🌍Books📚 pinned «Dear Premium Members of Geology🌍Books📚, You are the backbone of this channel. Every bit of real growth here comes directly from your support. If this channel is still active, full of high‑quality geology content, and growing day by day, it’s because of you.…»
8 Jul, 10:55
Geology
8 Jul, 10:55
Dear Premium Members of Geology🌍Books📚,You are the backbone of this channel. Every bit of real growth here comes directly from your support.If this channel is still active, full of high‑quality geology content, and growing day by day, it’s because of you. But to take this channel to the next level, to create deeper content, bigger educational projects, and finally start earning real income from Telegram — I need one crucial thing:⭐ Your Boosts.Boosting the channel and posts is the ONLY signal Telegram cares about.Every boost from you means:• More visibility • Faster growth • Higher income • More advanced and professional contentIt’s time to push this channel forward together.Geology
8 Jul, 10:40
Serious gold prospectors should stop scanning open ground and instead focus on fault lines, since geological faults act as natural “plumbing” that channels and traps gold.Key indicators to look for: Breccia zones – shattered rock re-cemented with iron-stained quartz, showing where mineral fluids once flowed and deposited gold Slickensides – smooth, polished rock surfaces from fault friction, marking sites of intense heat/pressure that caused gold to precipitate Clay gouge – sticky grey/brown mud from ground-up rock; acts as a natural dam, trapping heavy gold that couldn’t migrate further (should always be panned, not discarded) Stretched/smeared quartz veins along faults – trace the original path of mineral-rich fluid, and thus of gold.@Geology_Books
Geology
8 Jul, 10:26
🥉⛏️ Many copper deposits are born from ancient magma chambers — underground furnaces that once pumped hot, metal-rich fluids through the surrounding rock for millions of years.Exploration geologists chase these alteration halos like breadcrumbs, since they often lead straight to a hidden ore body beneath the surface.Sometimes the rock around a deposit tells you just as much as the ore itself.🔋 Which metal do you think will power the green economy of the future?#Copper #Geology #GreenEnergy@Geology_Books
Geology
6 Jul, 16:44
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Geology
6 Jul, 07:37
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THE EARTH IS NOT SOLID. IT IS A STORY.🔨 Fossils, faults, gold veins — every layer speaks. Join the only geology channel that reads the Earth like a book.📚🌍👇👇👇👇👇https://t.me/Geology_books
Geology
5 Jul, 06:51
When Physics and Geology decide to have a baby… Geophysics happens!#GeoLaughs@Geology_Books
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