geological record

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dating

  • Morrison Formation
    In dating: Analysis of separated minerals

    …mineral is widespread in the geologic record, it is more valuable for dating as more units can be measured for age and compared by the same method. However, if a single parent-daughter pair that is amenable to precise analysis can be measured in a variety of minerals, the ages of…

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geochronology

  • Grand Canyon rock layering
    In geochronology: Stages and zones

    …as distinct forms in the geologic record and had a wide-ranging environmental tolerance. The result was that some forms, notably of the group of mollusks called ammonite cephalopods, were distributed extensively within a variety of sedimentary facies. The correlating of strata based on the faunal stage approach was widely accepted.…

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occurrence of wackes

  • chemistry of sedimentary rocks
    In sedimentary rock: Wackes

    Wackes are widespread in the geologic record and occur throughout geologic history. They typically are not found in association with sedimentary rocks that accumulate upon stable continental blocks and are instead confined either to intensely deformed mountain systems or to their modern analogues: ocean trenches, the continental slope and rise,…

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