Geology

Processes studied under geology, the atlas's discipline for the solid Earth, its rocks, structure and history, the largest process group in this atlas today. Includes the mechanical, structural and rock-forming processes at the core of geology: Erosion, Weathering, Sedimentation and The Rock Cycle that break down, transport and remake rock; Faulting, Folding, Orogeny, Rifting and Mantle Convection that build and deform the crust; and Plate Tectonics, Seafloor Spreading, Subduction and Post-Glacial Rebound that move and reshape the Earth's outer layers. Belongs here: any process whose primary discipline is the mechanical or structural study of rock and the solid Earth. Does not belong here: a process defined mainly by its chemical composition (Geochemistry), its landform-shaping surface expression apart from tectonics (Geomorphology), or its setting in the ocean, atmosphere or ice (Oceanography, Meteorology, Climatology).