geologic

Example Sentences

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The rapid drawdown caused damage to the geologic sites around the Gulf Coast where the oil is stored.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Much of that growth came from unconventional drilling, including hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling from geologic formations such as shale rock.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 16, 2026

Researchers rely heavily on fossilized bones to understand these environments, since the soft blades of seagrass rarely leave impressions in the geologic record.

From Science Daily • Dec. 12, 2025

The region has long been prized by chemical companies for its geologic features.

From Barron's • Nov. 7, 2025

Mullineaux would later tell a Senate committee that “the lateral blast extended about three times farther than any such blast recorded by the geologic history of the volcano.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone