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STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE  

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  • 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. (en)

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  • 2013-08-05 14:15:35.0 [tbs1979] Insert Concept add broader relation (STRATIGRAPHIC SEQUENCE [a7b04d56-2a44-4a94-8d94-1911a7110f9d,105457] - SEDIMENTATION [5fff607c-5df4-4f06-a541-896f7cbc1e4c,105447]);
  • 2013-08-20 10:20:18.0 [tbs1979] insert Definition (id: null text: A chronological succession of sedimentary rocks. language code: en);
  • 2017-03-15 11:56:14.0 [mgenazzi] Definition updated update 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.); update Definition (Adapted from: Press, F. and Siever, R. 1986. Earth. W.H. Freeman and Company. Fourth Edition. p. 645. also: Jackson, J.A., ed. 1997. Glossary of Geology, 4th edition. American Geological Institute.);

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