The principle of original horizontality states that layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity. It is a relative...

1978, pg. 115, "The Principle of Superposition and Original Horizontality;" pg. 116: The Law of Faunal Succession, "The Principle of Crosscutting Relations;"...

superposition Principle of cross-cutting relationships Principle of lateral continuity Principle of original horizontality History of paleontology Winchester...

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...

the development of fundamental geologic laws such as the law of superposition, the principle of original horizontality, principle of lateral continuity...

it. The principle of original horizontality states that the deposition of sediments occurs as essentially horizontal beds. The principles of lithostratigraphy...

Principle of original horizontality – Layers of sediment are deposited approximately horizontally under the action of gravity Principle of superposition –...

Heritage). The Wikibook Historical Geology has a page on the topic of: Walther's principle Reading, H. G. (1996). Sedimentary Environments and Facies. Blackwell...

original horizontality, and the principle of lateral continuity. 18th-century geologist James Hutton contributed to an early understanding of the Earth's...

the topic of: Cross-cutting relationships Principle of faunal succession Principle of lateral continuity Principle of original horizontality Cross Cutting...

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...

them. The principle of original horizontality states that the deposition of sediments occurs as essentially horizontal beds. Observation of modern marine...

them. The principle of original horizontality states that the deposition of sediments occurs as essentially horizontal beds. Observation of modern marine...

the law of superposition, the principle of original horizontality and the principle of lateral continuity in a 1669 work on the fossilization of organic...

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...

law Principle of original horizontality Law of superposition Principle of lateral continuity Principle of cross-cutting relationships Principle of faunal...

The principle of original horizontality states that any archaeological layer deposited in an unconsolidated form will tend towards a horizontal deposition...

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...

the "law of superposition" and the "principle of original horizontality"). In the 1790s, William Smith hypothesized that if two layers of rock at widely...

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...

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...

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...

metamorphism of rocks. In most Phanerozoic orogenies many tectonic phases are distinguished. According to Steno's principle of original horizontality, sedimentary...

viscosity of the medium in which the particles precipitate. Steno's Principle of Original Horizontality explains that rock layers form in horizontal layers...

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...

Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2012. Mason, Brian (1992). Victor Moritz Goldschmidt : father of modern geochemistry...

movement of the Earth's surface, which can be caused by both natural processes and human activities. Subsidence involves little or no horizontal movement...

Archived from the original on Oct 25, 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015. "GEOL212: Planetary Geology". University of Maryland Department of Geology. Retrieved...

systematic identification techniques of the Earth's strata. The Earth's strata can be defined as horizontal layers of rock having approximately the same...

geological survey is the systematic investigation of the geology beneath a given piece of ground for the purpose of creating a geological map or model. Geological...