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Introducing Stratigraphy

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Edinburgh : Dunedin Academic Press, (c)2019.Description: 1 online resource (172 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781780465593
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • QE651 .I587 2019
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Contents:
Subject: A concise, highly illustrated introduction to stratigraphy, the study of rock layers and layering. It is used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks and is a key component of the search for fossil fuels.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Intro; Title; Contents; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: what is stratigraphy?; 2. The historical development of stratigraphy; 3. Time's Arrow and Time's Cycle: Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism in stratigraphy; 4. The quantification of the stratigraphic column: absolute time; 5. An integrated account of the stratigraphic column; 6. The definition of stratigraphic units and the Golden Spike; 7. The application of stratigraphy; Epilogue; Glossary; Further reading; Image credits; Copyright

A concise, highly illustrated introduction to stratigraphy, the study of rock layers and layering. It is used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks and is a key component of the search for fossil fuels.

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