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Stratigraphy vs Younging - What's the difference?

stratigraphy | younging |

In geology terms the difference between stratigraphy and younging

is that stratigraphy is the study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification) while younging is the direction in which stratigraphy becomes younger, for a particular formation.

As a verb younging is

present participle of lang=en.

stratigraphy

English

(wikipedia stratigraphy) (wikiversity stratigraphy lecture)

Noun

  • (geology) The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).
  • (archaeology) the layering of deposits, with newer remains overlaying older ones, forming a chronology of the site.

    • Derived terms

    * biostratigraphy * chronostratigraphy * lithostratigraphy * hydrostratigraphy * seismic stratigraphy * stratigrapher * stratigraphic * stratigraphical

    younging

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (geology) The direction in which stratigraphy becomes younger, for a particular formation
  • * {{quote-journal, 2001, date=May 11, Timothy M. Kusky et al., The Archean Dongwanzi Ophiolite Complex, North China Craton: 2.505-Billion-Year-Old Oceanic Crust and Mantle, Science citation
    • , passage=Where well preserved, the pillows show cuspate lower boundaries and lobate upper contacts, defining stratigraphic younging (Fig. 3 E). }}

    Verb

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