#geological_process a natural process whereby geological features are modified
supertype: #natural_process__naturalproces__natural_action__naturalaction__action__activity a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings); "the action of natural forces"; "volcanic activity"
subtype: #alluvion gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment
subtype: #diastrophism the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust
subtype: #eroding__erosion__eatingaway__wearing__wearing_away__wearingaway the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
subtype: #chatter_mark.eroding__chattermark marks on a glaciated rock caused by the movement of a glacier
subtype: #ablation the erosive process that reduces the size of glaciers
subtype: #corrasion__abrasion__attrition__detrition erosion by friction
subtype: #beach_erosion__beacherosion the erosion of beaches
subtype: #planation the process of erosion whereby a level surface is produced
subtype: #soil_erosion the washing away of soil
subtype: #glaciation the process of covering with glaciers or masses of ice
subtype: #metamorphism change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat of introduction of new chemical substances
subtype: #anamorphism occurs deep under the earth's surface; changes simple minerals into complex minerals
subtype: #epigenesis a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed
subtype: #katamorphism occurs at or near the earth's surface; breaks down complex minerals into simpler ones
subtype: #stratification.geological_process forming or depositing in layers
subtype: #foliation the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
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