STRATIGRAPHY Flashcards
1
Q
-STUDY OF TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODIES OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS.
A
STRATIGRAPHY
2
Q
PRINCIPLES OF
STRATIGRAPHY
A
LAW OF SUPER POSITION
LAW OF ORIGINAL HORIZONTALITY
LATERAL CONTINUITY
CROSS-CUTTING RELATIONSHIP
INCLUSION
UNCONFORMITY
LAW OF FAUNAL SUCCESSION
3
Q
DIFFERENT MARGINS IDENTIFIED BY TECTONIC STRATIGRAPHY.
A
- RIFT BASINS
- PASSIVE MARGINS
- FORELAND BASINS
- WRENCH SYSTEMS
4
Q
IS TO ARRANGE
THE SEQUENCE OF DEPOSITION AND
THE TIME OF DEPOSITION OF ALL
ROCKS
A
CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY
5
Q
A BRANCH OF STRATIGRAPHY THAT
USES FOSSILS TO ESTABLISH
RELATIVE AGES OF ROCK AND
CORRELATE SUCCESSIONS OF
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS WITHIN AND
BETWEEN DEPOSITIONAL BASINS.
A
A BIOSTRATIGRAPHY
6
Q
PETROLEUM INDUSTRY USES THE FFG:
A
- MICROFOSSILS
- NANOFOSSILS
- PALYNOMORPHS
