stratotype

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stratotype [′strad·ə‚tīp]

(geology)

A specifically bounded type section of rock strata to which a time-stratigraphic unit is ascribed, ideally consisting of a complete and continuously exposed and deposited sequence of correlatable strata, and extending from a readily identifiable basal boundary to a readily identifiable top boundary.

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No references found			In 1974 the section was considered by the Subcommission on Silurian Stratigraphy as one of the candidates for the global stratotype of the Ordovician-Silurian boundary, defined at the base of the Akidograptus ascensus-Parakidograptus acuminatus Biozone. The regional stratotype section and point for the base of the ... by Koren, Tatyana N.; Sobolevskaya, Rimma F. / Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences We have used the magnetostratigraphic susceptibility technique to establish high resolution correlation among Paleocene/Eocene (P/E) boundary sequences in Egypt, Spain and the US with reference to the Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP), defining the base of the Eocene, located near Luxor in Egypt. Geology and geography by Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences Each global stage, on the other hand, is formally defined by its lower boundary as specified by its Global Stratotype Section and Point (GSSP). Age of Estonian kukersite oil shale--middle or late Ordovician? by Hints, O.; Nolvak, J.; Viira, V. / Oil Shale			stratigraphic oil fields Stratigraphic Scale stratigraphic separation stratigraphic sequence Stratigraphic System stratigraphic throw stratigraphic trap stratigraphic unit Stratigraphic Zone Stratigraphy Stratiomyidae Stratiomyiidae Stratiotes Stratiotis stratocumulus stratopause stratoscope Stratosphere Stratosphere Balloon stratosphere radiation Stratospheric Astronomical Station stratospheric coupling Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy stratospheric ozone stratospheric steering stratotype Stratovolcano Stratton Brook State Park Stratton pseudoscope Stratton, Charles Stratton, Samuel Stratum stratum corneum stratum disjunctum stratum germinativum stratum granulosum stratum lucidum stratus Straubing Straus Straus family Straus, Isidor Straus, Nathan Straus, Oscar Straus, Oscar Solomon Straus, William L., Jr. Strauss Strauss reaction Strauss, David Friedrich Strauss, Eduard Strauss, Emil			Stratospheric Aerosol Measurement Stratospheric Aerosol Monitor Stratospheric and Mesospheric Sounder Stratospheric Astronomical Station Stratospheric Circulation Model Stratospheric Climatology Using UV-Visible Spectroscopy stratospheric coupling Stratospheric Limb Infrared Emission Spectrometer Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy Stratospheric Ozone Stratospheric Ozone Stratospheric Ozone Intercomparison Campaign Stratospheric Ozone Review Group Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering Stratospheric Photochemistry, Aerosols and Dynamics Expedition Stratospheric Processes and their Role In Climate Change Stratospheric Sensor Data Relais Platform Stratospheric Sounding Unit stratospheric steering Stratospheric Tracers of Atmospheric Transport Stratospheric Wind Infrared Limb Sounder Stratospheric Wind Interferometer For Transport studies Stratospheric/Troposphere Aerosol Measurement Program stratospherically stratospherically Stratotic stratotype stratovolcano stratovolcano stratovolcanoes stratovolcanoes stratovolcanos stratovolcanos STRATRECONCEN Strattera Stratton Brook State Park Stratton pseudoscope Stratton, Charles Stratton, Samuel stratum stratum stratum stratum Stratum 1 stratum avasculosum stratum avasculosum stratum avasculosum stratum avasculosum stratum basale stratum basale stratum basale stratum basale Stratum Comeum Lipid Liposome stratum compactum stratum compactum stratum compactum stratum compactum

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