"Stratigraphy is a branch of geology concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification)."
Distinctive layers of rock or sediment that have been deposited and transformed over time, often containing important information about the geological history of an area or region.
Geological Time Scale: A timeline that records Earth's history, including the formation of rocks, mountains, and other related events.
Fossils: A preserved evidence of life from a past geological age. Fossils allow us to understand past climate, evolutionary events and their effects on human history.
Plate Tectonics: A theory that describes how Earth's outer layer, which includes the crust and upper mantle, move and interact over time.
Rock Cycle: A process by which rocks of different types and ages are formed, gradually transformed, and destroyed by natural forces.
Sedimentary Rocks: Formed from the accumulation of sediment which results in the formation of sandstone, limestone or shale.
Igneous Rocks: Rocks that has solidified from molten rock material. They include rocks such as basalt, granite, and pumice.
Metamorphic Rocks: Rocks that have undergone significant changes in their properties such as, texture, mineralogical composition, or chemical behavior due to high pressure or temperature changes.
Stratigraphy: A branch of geology focused on the study of sequence, occurrence, and spatial relationships of rock layers and formations.
Structural Geology: The study of rock formations and their behavior under stress.
Mineralogy: The study of minerals, their composition, properties, and behaviors.
Hydrogeology: A subfield of geology that examines the physical and chemical properties of water, its distribution, and its interaction with solid materials.
Paleontology: The study of ancient organisms and their interactions within their environments.
Geochemistry: The study of chemical processes that operate within the Earth system.
Geomorphology: The study of the physical features of the Earth's surface and the processes that shape them.
Geophysics: The study of the physical properties of the earth, including its internal structure and its behavior under the influence of gravity, magnetism, earthquakes and other forces.
"It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks."
"Stratigraphy has three related subfields..."
"...lithostratigraphy (lithologic stratigraphy), biostratigraphy (biologic stratigraphy), and chronostratigraphy (stratigraphy by age)."
"...lithostratigraphy (lithologic stratigraphy)..."
"...biostratigraphy (biologic stratigraphy)..."
"...chronostratigraphy (stratigraphy by age)."
"...concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification)."
"Sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks."
"Stratigraphy is a branch of geology..."
"...concerned with the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification)."
"It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks."
"Lithostratigraphy focuses on lithologic stratigraphy..."
"Biostratigraphy focuses on biologic stratigraphy..."
"Chronostratigraphy focuses on stratigraphy by age."
"Stratigraphy is a branch of geology..."
"Stratigraphy has three related subfields..."
"Stratigraphy has three related subfields..."
"It is primarily used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks."
"Stratigraphy has three related subfields..."