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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > PALEOCLIMATE INDICATORS > LAND RECORDS > STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE

PREFERRED TERM

STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE  

DEFINITION

  • A set of deposited sedimentary beds that reflects the depositional environment of those beds and the geologic history of a region. A stratigraphic sequence is a chronologic succession of sedimentary rocks from older below to younger above without interruption.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2012-06-26 14:51:56.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add broader relation (STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE [d845886d-0c44-4505-b5b9-d3fcd819208e,40023] - LAND RECORDS [2bedb6b3-6e92-42e2-b382-60e2a6aab8e9,39979]);
  • 2012-07-23 17:34:46.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: A set of deposited sedimentary beds that reflects the depositional environment of those beds and the geologic history of a region. A stratigraphic sequence is a chronologic succession of sedimentary rocks from older below to younger above without interruption. language code: en);

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