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The staircase of raised beach ridges, over an altitude gain of about 100 m from present sea level, has formed in response to lithospheric rebound following melting of the Laurentide Icesheet. The present rate of uplift is about 1 m/100 years. Tukarak Island, Hudson Bay.
Raised beaches – post-glacial isostatic uplift of Belcher Islands, Hudson Bay

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The How to… articles are designed for geology students, providing outlines of method and theory for some of the basic tasks that geologists undertake in the field and lab. They are directed primarily at beginning and undergraduate geology students and anyone else wanting a reminder or primer, and as such are a bit more technical than other posts.

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The Glossaries have been compiled mostly from the article subjects in this website. Links to the relevant posts and other sources are included. There are currently 11 glossaries and about 3300 entries.

The Etymology of Earth Science Words and Phrases looks at the common heritage between geological language and common language. There are currently 500 entries.

And finally, if you would like to know something about me, where I’ve come from, where I’ve been – A geological life

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Conjugate fractures and en echelon tension gashes – indicators of brittle failure in Old Red Sandstone, Gougane Barra, County Cork, Ireland.
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