geological
adjective
geo·log·i·cal
ˌjē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
variants
or less commonly geologic
: of, relating to, or based on geology
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Our team is working to locate and recover samples of geological formations containing flints similar to those found in prehistoric sites.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2025
The eureka moment came in 2012, when professor emeritus William Harrison of the University of Western Michigan invited Ted Pagano, then a 35-year-old freelance geologist, to his 27,000-square-foot geological repository in Kalamazoo.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The different rates of crystallization across the icy moon point to a complex mix of geological processes at play—and provide further evidence for Europa harboring a liquid ocean beneath its frozen surface.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
This geological process is not uncommon: Hot spot volcanoes dot the seafloor, and some even create island chains like Hawaii and Samoa.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Standard Lithium is hoping to use a process called direct lithium extraction to create lithium carbonate from the salty brine in the Smackover Formation, a geological area including parts of south Arkansas and east Texas and stretching to parts of the Florida Panhandle.
—Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 27 May 2025
This find, of a largely complete but poorly preserved adult, was dated back to the Santonian—the geological age within the Late Cretaceous that spans from around 86.3–83.6 million years ago.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
But the current rate of warming is far faster than any other time identified in the geological record.
—ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
These dramatic geological features, encircled by rings of fractures, are scattered across Venus, offering a stunning window into the planet's inner workings, scientists say.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 19 May 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 5 June 2025
The eureka moment came in 2012, when professor emeritus William Harrison of the University of Western Michigan invited Ted Pagano, then a 35-year-old freelance geologist, to his 27,000-square-foot geological repository in Kalamazoo.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The different rates of crystallization across the icy moon point to a complex mix of geological processes at play—and provide further evidence for Europa harboring a liquid ocean beneath its frozen surface.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
This geological process is not uncommon: Hot spot volcanoes dot the seafloor, and some even create island chains like Hawaii and Samoa.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Standard Lithium is hoping to use a process called direct lithium extraction to create lithium carbonate from the salty brine in the Smackover Formation, a geological area including parts of south Arkansas and east Texas and stretching to parts of the Florida Panhandle.
—Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 27 May 2025
This find, of a largely complete but poorly preserved adult, was dated back to the Santonian—the geological age within the Late Cretaceous that spans from around 86.3–83.6 million years ago.
—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
But the current rate of warming is far faster than any other time identified in the geological record.
—ArsTechnica, 21 May 2025
These dramatic geological features, encircled by rings of fractures, are scattered across Venus, offering a stunning window into the planet's inner workings, scientists say.
—Victoria Corless, Space.com, 19 May 2025
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“Geological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/geological. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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