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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
Sequence stratigraphy — is a relatively new branch of geology that attempts to link relative sea level changes to sedimentary deposits. The essence of the method is mapping of strata based on identification of surfaces which represent time lines (e.g. subaerial… … Wikipedia
Sequence (disambiguation) — A sequence is a logically ordered list of elements related to each other through some relationship, typically mathematical.Sequence may also refer to: * Sequence (archaeology) * Sequence (poetry) (Latin sequentia ), a medieval Latin poem or its… … Wikipedia
Sequence (geology) — A sequence in geology refers to a sequence of geological events, processes, or rocks, arranged in chronological order.A rock stratigraphical sequence is a geographical, or lithostratigraphic, discrete unit greater than a group or supergroup rank … Wikipedia
Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… … Universalium
Time — This article is about the measurement. For the magazine, see Time (magazine). For other uses, see Time (disambiguation). The flow of sand in an hourglass can be used to keep track of elapsed time. It also concretely represents the present as… … Wikipedia
Slave craton — which is one of the oldest dated rock units on Earth at 4.03 Ga. The crust of the Slave craton is thought to have amalgamated during a 2.69 Ga collision between a proto Slave western basement complex, known as the Central Slave Basement Complex,… … Wikipedia
Permian–Triassic extinction event — … Wikipedia
plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… … Universalium
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens — Photograph of the eruption column, May 18, 1980 Volcano Mount St. Helens … Wikipedia
Impact crater — The prominent impact crater Tycho on the Moon. In the broadest sense, the term impact crater can be applied to any depression, natural or manmade, resulting from the high velocity impact of a projectile with a larger body. In most common usage,… … Wikipedia
Geologic time scale — This clock representation shows some of the major units of geological time and definitive events of Earth history. The Hadean eon represents the time before fossil record of life on Earth; its upper boundary is now regarded as 4.0 Ga.[1] Other… … Wikipedia