Geology

• Geology is the science and study of the physical matter that constitutes the Earth. The field of geology encompasses the study of the composition, structure, properties, and history of the planet's physical material, and the processes by which it is formed, moved, and changed.
• The field is a major academic discipline, and is commercially important for mineral and hydrocarbon extraction, as well as for predicting and understanding earthquakesand volcanic eruptions. It is also an important foundation for many other science and engineering disciplines, including evolutionary biology, paleoclimatology andgeotechnical engineering.
• The word geology was first used by Jean-André Deluc in 1778 and introduced as a fixed term by Horace-Bénédict de Saussure in 1779. The word is derived from the Greekγῆ, gê, meaning earth "earth" and λόγος, logos, meaning "speech".

List of Institutions In India

1. Aligarh Muslim University, Allgarh-202 002.

2. Andhra University, Vishakha-patnam-530 003.

3. Anna University, Guindy, Chennai-600 025, TN

4. Annamalai University, Annamalainagar-608 025, TN

5. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005.

6. Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirapallu-24, TN.

7. Cochin University of Science & TEchnology, Kochi-22.

8. Dr. Harishingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya, Sagar-3.

9. Gulbarga University, Gulbarga-585 106.

10. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143 005.

11. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur-721 302, West Bengal.

12. Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad-826 004.

13 Jmia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi-25.

14. Karnataka University, Dharwad-580 003.

15. Kurukshetra University, Kurushetra-136 119.

16. M.Sc.Marine Geology at Goa University, Taleigao Plateau, Goa-403 203.

17. MS University of Baroda, Vadodara-390 002.

18. Nagpur University, Nagpur-440 010.

19. Osmanta University, Hyderabad-500 007, Andhra.

20. Pondicherry University, Pondicherry-605 014.

21. pt. Ravishankar Shukla University, Raipur-10.

22. University of Delhi, New Delhi-110 007.

23. University of Madras, Chennai-600 005, TN.

24. University of Mysore, Mysore-570 005.

25. University of Pune, Pune-411 007.

26. University of Roorkee, Roorkee-247 667.

27. Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar-751 004.
International Reference:

1. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Communications Department, PO Box 979, Tulsa, Ok 74101.

2. American Geological Institute, 4220 King St., Alexandria, VA 22302-1502.

3. American Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Ave, NE., Washington, DC 20009.

4. American Meteorological Society, 45, beacon St., Boston, MA 02108.

5. Association of American Geographers, 1710 16th St., NW, Washington, DC 20009.

6. Geological Society, Burtlington House, Piccadilly, London WIV 9AG.

7. Marine Technological Society, 1828, L.St., NW., Suite 906, Washington DC 200036