Regional geology: to find oneself
Abstract
Authors, being guided by geological laws of Nicholas Steno (1669) and using the method, which they called as genetic, have studied the formation and evolution of geology as a rigorous descriptive science. It is shown that regional geology and owing to it, comprehensive geology, originated from stratigraphy, which created the main scientific model of our science – the geological map, and the main scientific method – the geological survey. The epithet “descriptive” as applied to geology expresses its advantage over other rigorous sciences, consisting in the limitless possibilities of factual substantiation of its conclusions.
About the Authors
R. A. Zhukov
A. P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Senior Researcher
E. M. Pinsky
A. P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Leading Researcher
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Zhukov R.A., Pinsky E.M. Regional geology: to find oneself. Regional Geology and Metallogeny. 2019;(77):40–51. (In Russ.)
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