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What is the primary focus of stratigraphy?
What is the primary focus of stratigraphy?
The study of layered (stratified) rock, primarily sedimentary rocks, their composition, origin, age relationships, and geographic extent.
What does the term 'Stratigraphy' mean?
What does the term 'Stratigraphy' mean?
The term 'Stratigraphy' can be defined as the study of the 3-D spatial and temporal relationships among rocks, originating from the combination of 'Stratum' (Latin) and 'Graphia' (Greek) meaning layer and description respectively.
Give an example of a stratified igneous rock mentioned in the text.
Give an example of a stratified igneous rock mentioned in the text.
Deccan Lava flows near Mahabaleswar (~65 Ma)
What is the Gandikota Formation and to which geological period does it belong?
What is the Gandikota Formation and to which geological period does it belong?
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Who is attributed with the quote 'Stratigraphy can be defined as the complete triumph of terminology over facts and common sense'?
Who is attributed with the quote 'Stratigraphy can be defined as the complete triumph of terminology over facts and common sense'?
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