Probing earth’s interior Discovering the structure and properties of Earth’s deep interior has not been easy. Light does not travel thro...

If you could look inside a planet, you would quickly notice it's distinct layers. the heaviest material(metals) appear in the centre...

Folds: (Rock structures formed by Ductile Deformation) Definition of Folds: 1.Bends or wave like features in layered rocks due to c...

Combining the data obtained from seismological studies and mineral physics experiments has given us a layer-by-layer understanding of Earth’...

More than 82 percent of Earth’s volume is contained  within the mantle, a nearly 2900-kilometer-thick shell  extending from the base of the...

Porosity:  Porosity indicates the amount of water that rock or soil can hold. In the upper few kilometres of the Earth, bedrock and soi...

Earth’s Core The outer Core The boundary between Earth’s  mantle and outer core, called the core–mantle  boundary, is significant because o...

Geochemical Fossils and Their Significance in Petroleum Formation “saturated hydrocarbons having branching chain structure produced ...

Natural Gas Natural gas consists of Hydrocarbons not condensed at STP. First four member of Paraffin are in gaseous form Classif...

Reservoir Rocks : “The rock, which is porous and permeable, contains oil and gas becomes a reservoir rock.” OR “Permeable subsurfa...