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Time lines Flashcards

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Nonconformity

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Sedimentary rocks overlying igneous or metamorphic rocks

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Disconformity

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missing time in a conformable succession of sedimentary rocks.

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Angular unconformity

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sedimentary rocks overlying igneous or metamorphic rocks

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Biostratigraphy

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correlation of sedimentary rock units through a comparison of their fossil types and the pattern of their succession

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Layering Properties

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folding, uplifting, deposition, subsidence, faults, intrusion, extrusion

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