The principle of original horizontality states that layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity. It is a relative...
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1978, pg. 115, "The Principle of Superposition and Original Horizontality;" pg. 116: The Law of Faunal Succession, "The Principle of Crosscutting Relations;"...
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superposition Principle of cross-cutting relationships Principle of lateral continuity Principle of original horizontality History of paleontology Winchester...
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Outcrop (section Types of Outcrops)
the development of fundamental geologic laws such as the law of superposition, the principle of original horizontality, principle of lateral continuity...
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Rock (geology) (redirect from The three types of rocks)
Sedimentary rocks form under the influence of gravity and typically are deposited in horizontal or near horizontal layers or strata, and may be referred to...
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Principle of original horizontality – Layers of sediment are deposited approximately horizontally under the action of gravity Principle of superposition –...
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it. The principle of original horizontality states that the deposition of sediments occurs as essentially horizontal beds. The principles of lithostratigraphy...
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original horizontality, and the principle of lateral continuity. 18th-century geologist James Hutton contributed to an early understanding of the Earth's...
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the law of superposition, the principle of original horizontality and the principle of lateral continuity in a 1669 work on the fossilization of organic...
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Cross-cutting relationships (redirect from Principle of Cross Cutting Relationships)
the topic of: Cross-cutting relationships Principle of faunal succession Principle of lateral continuity Principle of original horizontality Cross Cutting...
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Geology (redirect from Geology of Earth)
them. The principle of original horizontality states that the deposition of sediments occurs as essentially horizontal beds. Observation of modern marine...
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Erosion (redirect from Erosion of land)
travel can be as much as 0.6 m (2.0 ft) vertically and 1.5 m (4.9 ft) horizontally on level ground. If the soil is saturated, or if the rainfall rate is...
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Scientific law (redirect from Scientific principle)
law Principle of original horizontality Law of superposition Principle of lateral continuity Principle of cross-cutting relationships Principle of faunal...
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Heritage). The Wikibook Historical Geology has a page on the topic of: Walther's principle Reading, H. G. (1996). Sedimentary Environments and Facies. Blackwell...
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Relative dating (section Original horizontality)
them. The principle of original horizontality states that the deposition of sediments occurs as essentially horizontal beds. Observation of modern marine...
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Weathering (redirect from Weathering of buildings)
resistate. In effect, chemical weathering changes the original set of minerals in the rock into a new set of minerals that is in closer equilibrium with surface...
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the "law of superposition" and the "principle of original horizontality"). In the 1790s, William Smith hypothesized that if two layers of rock at widely...
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Plate tectonics (redirect from Theory of plate tectonics)
mantle may be part of the lithosphere or the asthenosphere at different times depending on its temperature and pressure. The key principle of plate tectonics...
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Economic geology (section Purpose of study)
of the geosciences; according to Lindgren (1933) it is “the application of geology”. It may be called the scientific study of the Earth's sources of mineral...
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viscosity of the medium in which the particles precipitate. Steno's Principle of Original Horizontality explains that rock layers form in horizontal layers...
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The principle of original horizontality states that any archaeological layer deposited in an unconsolidated form will tend towards a horizontal deposition...
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sequence of layers of rocks in the order they were deposited. It is based on the principle of original horizontality, which states that layers of sediment...
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Subsidence (category CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024)
movement of the Earth's surface, which can be caused by both natural processes and human activities. Subsidence involves little or no horizontal movement...
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is a restatement of Charles Lyell's original principle of inclusions and components from his 1830 to 1833 multi-volume Principles of Geology, which states...
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Sedimentology (category Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets via Module:Annotated link)
analysed with the principle of original horizontality, which states that sediments are deposited at their angle of repose which, for most types of sediment, is...
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Bernoulli's principle is a key concept in fluid dynamics that relates pressure, speed and height. For example, for a fluid flowing horizontally Bernoulli's...
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Scottish geologist, popularized principle of uniformitarianism William Maclure (1763–1840), published first geological map of United States (1809) J. Ross...
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Engineering geology (redirect from History of engineering geology)
Engineering geology is the application of geology to engineering study for the purpose of assuring that the geological factors regarding the location,...
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systematic identification techniques of the Earth's strata. The Earth's strata can be defined as horizontal layers of rock having approximately the same...
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Nicolas Steno (category University of Copenhagen alumni)
of a different character from the upper fluid, but also heavier than the solid sediment of the upper fluid." the principle of original horizontality:...
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