stratigraphic column
stratigraphic column
1. A succession of rocks laid down during a specified interval of geologic time. The phrase ‘the stratigraphic column’ often refers to the whole sequence of strata deposited throughout geologic time.
2. A simplified columnar diagram relating a succession of named lithostratigraphic units from a particular area to the subdivisions of geologic time.
1. A succession of rocks laid down during a specified interval of geologic time. The phrase ‘the stratigraphic column’ often refers to the whole sequence of strata deposited throughout geologic time.
2. A simplified columnar diagram relating a succession of named lithostratigraphic units from a particular area to the subdivisions of geologic time.
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