Tag: shale
Residents of Woerden and provinces go to court for a say in licensing for shale gas extraction
The Let Woerden Niet Zakken foundation finds it “unsaleable that at a time when we all have to get rid of gas and invest in sustainability, gas is being drilled…
Metamorphic facies: what is it?
The study of metamorphic rocks is essential to understanding the tectonic history of a region. We are talking about metamorphism when a rock, whatever it is, undergoes a transformation linked…
Protolith: what is it?
Some geological processes, such as metamorphismmetasomatism or chemical weathering, lead to the transformation of all types of rocks, designated as protoliths, into rocks of a different nature. The protolith therefore…
Metamorphism: what is it?
Metamorphism is an essential process in geology. It represents all the transformations that a rock undergoes when it is subjected to an increase in pressure and / or temperature. The…