stratigraphy

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English

Pronunciation

IPA /stɹəˈtɪɡɹəfi/

Noun

stratigraphy noun

The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).
The layering of deposits, with newer remains overlaying older ones, forming a chronology of the site.

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Synonyms

stratigraphic chemostratigraphy layering stratification lithostratigraphy chronostratigraphy biostratigraphy bedding magnetostratigraphy sedimentology geochronology lithology stratography geostratigraphy stromatology stratoanalysis

Associated

steno petrology depositional paleontology ics tectonics timescale datum geology facies paleozoic sedimentation

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