If your previous Geology course was Earth Science or Natural Disasters, you should read these sections: Definitions and illustrations of the principles of stratigraphy. Be sure to step through all the ...

A branch of geology and earth sciences, stratigraphy is a field of study that deals with the arrangement and succession of strata (layers) in the Earth. Additionally, it involves the origin ...

The Journal of Geology, Vol. 37, No. 7 (Oct. - Nov., 1929), pp. 639-671 (33 pages) The Decorah formation of Ordovician age has been denned as a shale lying above the Platteville limestone and below ...

Stratigraphy investigates how those types of rocks are accumulated and distributed in space and time. The two disciplines are core components to other fields of geoscience research including ...

Martinsen, R.S., 2003, Depositional remnants, part 1:Common components of the stratigraphic record with important implications for hydrocarbon exploration and ...

After receiving her MS degree in geology at CU in 1981, she began her career in the petroleum industry at Research Planning Institute, Inc., where she worked on stratigraphic and basin-analysis ...

The stratigraphic profile used here is from the site of Namu. It should be noted that this profile was created through several depositional episodes. The author has chosen to outline the distinctive ...

This includes several broad categories such as: solar, wind, fossil fuel, metal, and nonmetal resources. The Michigan Basin exhibit will focus on generating a holistic understanding of its ...

and historical and archaeological geology. Her main research interests are in sedimentology, stratigraphy, geochemistry and archaeological geology of carbonate deposits. Her numerous research projects ...