Minerals have played a crucial role in human development and the creation of civilizations. In the Stone Age people used flint tools. About 10 000 years ago, man has mastered the method of obtaining copper from the ore, but with the invention of bronze (an alloy of copper and tin) began a new age – [...]

What does the term “petroleum geology” mean? This is the branch of economic geology that deals with the occurrence and exploitation of oil and gas fields. Related fields in petroleum discovery include geochemistry and geophysics. The related areas in petroleum recovery are petroleum and chemical engineering. The aim of petroleum geologists is to find traps [...]