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Principals of Stratigraphy, Facies, & Stratigraphy
What is stratigraphy,
Stratigraphy deals with,
What are the 6 principals of stra...
7  cards
Stratigraphic classification and correlation of Rocks
Lithostratigraphy,
Biostratigraphy,
Chronostratigraphy
13  cards
Subsurface stratigraphic and facies analysis using wireline logs
Describe subsurface stratigraphy,
What are the 3 main types of data...,
Explain mudlogging and its advant...
19  cards
Lithostratigraphy
Why is it important to a have a f...,
What is the purpose of stratigrap...,
What are the 2 sets of procedures...
9  cards
Naming and establishing or modifying formal units
Formal unit,
Informal unit,
Proper name of a geological unit
9  cards
Lithodeme and Lithodemic units
What is a lithodeme,
Lithodemic units serve as the fou...,
A lithodeme should possess distin...
7  cards
Pedostatigraphy
What is pedostratigraphy,
Pedoloy,
Soil
10  cards
Biostratigraphy
Define biostratigraphy,
What is biostratigraphy based on,
What is the biostratigraphic rang...
6  cards
Cyclostratigraphy
Cyclic sedimentation,
Cyclical uniformitarianism,
Cyclicty may be
19  cards
Seismic Stratigraphy
What is seismic stratigraphy,
What is sequence stratigraphy,
How does seismic work
6  cards
Sequence Stratigraphy
Sequence or depositional sequence,
Formula of accommodation space,
Accommodation space
7  cards
Magnetostratigraphy
What does magnetostratigaphy deal...,
Earths magentic field lines vary ...,
Inclination
16  cards
Chemostratigraphy
What is chemostratigraphy
1  cards
Chrononstratigraphy and Geologic Time Units (Geochronology)
What is chronostratigraphy,
What is geochronology,
The north american stratigraphic ...
18  cards
Sedimentary Basin Analysis, Tectonics and Sedimentation
What is a sedimentary basin,
What does the study of sedimentar...,
Approximatley how large are sedim...
7  cards

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