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Introducing stratigraphy
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Title
Introducing stratigraphy / Paul Lyle
ISBN
9781780465593
1780465599
9781780465609
1780465602
1780466366
9781780466361
1523126167
9781523126163
9781780460222
1780460228
Publication
Edinburgh : Dunedin Academic Press, [2019]
Copyright Notice Date
©2019
Physical Description
1 online resource (ix, 133 pages)
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Summary
The extraordinary and beautiful scenery of the Northern Scottish Highlands has been created by a geological history lasting over 3 billion years. This is an illustrated geological history of those years, showing the rocks, visiting the places and introduces famous researchers and their theories that have been inspired by the Highlands
A concise, highly illustrated introduction to stratigraphy, the study of rock layers and layering. It is used in the study of sedimentary and layered volcanic rocks and is a key component of the search for fossil fuels
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Knovel. OCLC KB.
Other formats
Print version: Lyle, Paul. Introducing stratigraphy. Edinburgh : Dunedin Academic Press, [2019]
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 01, 2024
Series
Introducing Earth and Environmental Sciences
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Contents
Introduction: what is stratigraphy?
The historical development of stratigraphy
Time's Arrow and Time's Cycle: Uniformitarianism and Catastrophism in stratigraphy
The quantification of the stratigraphic column: absolute time
An integrated account of the stratigraphic column
The definition of stratigraphic units and the Golden Spike
The application of stratigraphy
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