Lithostratigraphy is a sub-discipline of stratigraphy, the geological science associated with the study of strata or rock layers. Major focuses include...
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Stratigraphy (section Lithostratigraphy)
layered volcanic rocks. Stratigraphy has three related subfields: lithostratigraphy (lithologic stratigraphy), biostratigraphy (biologic stratigraphy)...
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region (the stratigraphic column). It is the fundamental unit of lithostratigraphy, the study of strata or rock layers. A formation must be large enough...
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In chronostratigraphy, a stage is a succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic timescale, which usually represents millions of...
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Bed (geology) (section Bed in lithostratigraphy)
In geology, a bed is a layer of sediment, sedimentary rock, or volcanic rock "bounded above and below by more or less well-defined bedding surfaces". Specifically...
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ago (Ma), which is preserved in Upper Jurassic strata. In European lithostratigraphy, the name "Malm" indicates rocks of Late Jurassic age. In the past...
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; Jahangir, H. (23 December 2022). "Ordovician of North Iran: New lithostratigraphy, palaeogeography and biogeographical links with South China and the...
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Sengsengebirge mountains (section Lithostratigraphy)
The Sengsengebirge mountains are a folded mountain range in the Upper Austrian Pre-Alps and is part of the Northern Limestone Alps. The heavily karstified...
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Adelaide Superbasin (section Lithostratigraphy)
the basement high Benagerie Ridge of the Curnamona Province. The lithostratigraphy of the Adelaide Superbasin is divided into three supergroups with...
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