geological evidence

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meaningsofgeologicalandevidence

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geological
adjective
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/ˌdʒi.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌdʒi.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to geology, or to the geology of a particular area ...
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evidence
noun[U]
uk
/ˈev.ɪ.dəns/us
/ˈev.ə.dəns/
one or more reasons for believing that something is or is ...
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(Definition ofgeologicalandevidencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These hypotheses will be tested as additional genomic, biochemical andgeologicalevidencesheds more light on the evolution of nitrogen fixation, photosynthesis and cyanobacteria.
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Here we review and consider thegeologicalevidenceunderlying this prevailing hypothesis of an enduring landmass.
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Early radiation of the archaea at least may be consistent withgeologicalevidence.
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This is supported bygeologicalevidence.
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Before definite outline proposals can be made by the board, interpretation and evaluation of thegeologicalevidencemust be completed and, if necessary, further exploration carried out.
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Successive glaciations tend to distort and erase thegeologicalevidence, making it difficult to interpret.
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Inferred resources refer to the uranium that is inferred to occur based ongeologicalevidence.
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It is inferred fromgeologicalevidenceand assumed but not verified geological/or grade continuity.
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Geologicalevidencefor such an event is thus far lacking.
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This time is cryptic because very littlegeologicalevidencehas survived from this time.
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The events have been identified through oral tradition and/orgeologicalevidence.
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However, there are different approaches to how this is possible given thegeologicalevidencefor much longer timescales.
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Howevergeologicalevidencedoes not rule out the possibility that it was entirely submerged, or at least restricted to small islands.
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Geologicalevidenceindicates that this was at one point bridged by a land connection, and some temple records suggest that the connection was broken by violent storms in 1480.
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Geologicalevidenceindicates that great earthquakes may have occurred at least seven times in the last 3,500 years, suggesting a return time of 400 to 600 years.
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Kay's careful fieldwork provided muchgeologicalevidencefor the theory of continental drift.
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Buckland spent much of his early career trying to demonstrate the reality of the biblical flood withgeologicalevidence.
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Before definite outline proposals can be made by the board, interpretation and evaluation of thegeologicalevidencemust be completed and, if necessary, further exploration carried out.
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