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11 Cards in this Set
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study of rock relationships withing a chronostratigraphic framework
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sequence stratigraphy
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3 main surfaces in sequence stratigraphy
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sequence boundary, maximum flooding surface, transgressive surface
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regional surface of erosion caused by a base level fall
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sequence boundary
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regional downlap surface representing the maximum encroachment of the sea
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maximum flooding surface
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surface that marks the erosion as the shelf is being flooded
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transgressive surface
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sediments deposited withing a particular part of a cycle
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systems tracts
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3 types of systems tracts
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lowland, transgressive, highland
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deposits above the sequence boundary but below the transgressive surface
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lowland systems tract
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deposits above the transgressive surface and below the maximum flooding surface
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transgressive systems tract
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deposits lying above the maximum flooding surface and below the surface boundary
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highland systems tract
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alignment of particles in igneous rocks when it drops below the curry point
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thermal remnant magnetism
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