lithostratigraphic column

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• Biostratigraphy — is the branch of stratigraphy which focuses on correlating and assigning relative ages of rock strata by using the fossil assemblages contained within them. Usually the aim is correlation, demonstrating that a particular horizon in one geological …   Wikipedia

• литостратиграфическая колонка — (по данным буровой скважины) [http://slovarionline.ru/anglo russkiy slovar neftegazovoy promyishlennosti/] Тематики нефтегазовая промышленность EN lithostratigraphic column …   Справочник технического переводчика

• Geological unit — A geological unit is a volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic features (facies) that characterize it.… …   Wikipedia

• Lithostratigraphy — is a sub dicipline of stratigraphy, the geological science associated with the study of strata or rock layers. Major focuses include geochronology, comparative geology, and petrology. In general a stratum will be primarily igneous or sedimentary… …   Wikipedia

• Formation (stratigraphy) — A formation or geological formation is the fundamental unit of lithostratigraphy. A formation consists of a certain number of rock strata that have a comparable lithology, facies or other similar properties. Formations are not defined on the… …   Wikipedia

• geochronology — geochronologic /jee oh kron l oj ik/, geochronological, adj. geochronologist, n. /jee oh kreuh nol euh jee/, n. the chronology of the earth, as based on both absolute and relative methods of age determination. [1890 95; GEO + CHRONOLOGY] * * *… …   Universalium

• Group (stratigraphy) — A group is in stratigraphy a lithostratigraphic unit, a part of the geologic record or rock column that consists of defined rock strata. Groups are divided into formations (and sometimes into subgroups ) and are sometimes themselves grouped into… …   Wikipedia

• Chalk Group — The Needles, part of the extensive Southern England Chalk Formation. The Chalk Group (often just called the Chalk) is a lithostratigraphic unit (a certain number of rock strata) in the northwestern part of Europe. It is characterised by thick… …   Wikipedia