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Glossary - Stratigraphy (Stratigraphic)

Stratigraphy (Stratigraphic)

The science of rock strata, or layers. It is concerned with all characters and attributes of rocks as sequentially timed layers and their interpretation in terms of mode of origin and geologic history. The arrangement of strata signifies chronologic order of sequence.


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