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Uniformitarianism (Evolution 🧬)
Uniformitarianism, also known as the Doctrine of Uniformity or the Uniformitarian Principle, is the assumption that the same natural laws and processes that operate in our present-day scientific observations have always operated in the universe in the past and apply everywhere in the universe. It refers to invarianc...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniformitarianism
#Uniformitarianism #Evolution #MetatheoryOfScience #EpistemologyOfScience #HistoryOfEarthScience
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Andesite line (Volcanology 🌋)
The andesite line is the most significant regional geologic distinction in the Pacific Ocean basin. It separates the mafic basaltic volcanic rocks of the Central Pacific Basin from the partially submerged continental areas of more felsic andesitic volcanic rock on its margins. The andesite line parallels the subduction zone...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andesite_line
#AndesiteLine #Petrology #Volcanology #PlateTectonics #IgneousPetrology #HistoryOfEarthScience
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Andesite line (Volcanology 🌋)
The andesite line is the most significant regional geologic distinction in the Pacific Ocean basin. It separates the mafic basaltic volcanic rocks of the Central Pacific Basin from the partially submerged continental areas of more felsic andesitic volcanic rock on its margins. The andesite line parallels the subduction zone...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andesite_line
#AndesiteLine #Petrology #Volcanology #PlateTectonics #IgneousPetrology #HistoryOfEarthScience