Geology

Definition of soil structure

The Latin word structūra came to Spanish as a structure. This term has several meanings in the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE). The organization or order of the various parts that make up a whole is called structure. The structure, therefore, is associated with the arrangement of the elements. The ground, […]

Definition of Earth's mantle

The notion of mantle comes from the Latin word mantum. Among its various uses, in this case we are interested in its meaning as the layer that covers something or that is deployed on a surface. The adjective terrestrial, on the other hand, has its etymological origin in the Latin terrestris. The term allows reference to that linked […]

Definition of Earth's core

The concept of nucleus comes from the Latin word nucleus, which refers to the stone or pit of a fruit or the part of a nut that is edible. The term is the diminutive of nucis or nux, translatable as “nut.” The central, internal or main area of ​​something is called the core. In astronomy, […]

Definition of geological fault

Failure is a term with multiple meanings. When it comes from Vulgar Latin, it derives from a word that can be translated as "defect." The adjective geological, meanwhile, refers to that linked to geology: the science dedicated to the analysis of the history of the Earth. Geology studies, among other issues, the emergence, development, […]

Definition of gem

The etymology of gem takes us to the Latin word gemma. The term is used as a generic name for those stones that, due to their characteristics, are classified as precious. Typically, the name is applied above all to the so-called oriental gemstones, according to what is detailed by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) […]

Definition of brilliant

According to the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), the term diamond can be used as an adjective or as a noun. The first meaning that appears in the dictionary refers to the qualification that that which shines receives. The verb to shine, meanwhile, comes from the Italian word gloriare. It can be used to refer to what a […]

Definition of galena

The etymology of galena takes us to the Latin word galēna, which in turn has its origin in a Hispanic voice. Galena is a mineral that, among its components, has lead and sulfur. At a chemical level, galena is a sulfide since it is formed from the combination of sulfur with […]

Definition of bauxite

Les Baux-de-Provence, generally mentioned as Les Baux, is a French town located in the district of Arles (department of Bouches-du-Rhône). In this area that makes up the region of Provence, the rock that, due to this origin, was named bauxite, was identified for the first time. Bauxite - a term derived from […]

Definition of jet

Azabache is a concept that comes from the Hispanic Arabic azzabáǧ, in turn derived from the classical Arabic sabaǧ. The most distant etymological root, meanwhile, is found in the pelvi šabag. The first meaning mentioned by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) in its dictionary refers to a type of lignite. It is called lignite, in […]

Definition of granulometry

Granulometry is a concept that is formed from two terms: the noun granule and the compositional element -metry. By analyzing both parts, it is easy to understand what granulometry is. Granule, from the Latin granŭlum, is the diminutive of grain and is used to refer to a small particle. As for […]