rock sequence

noun

A suite of rocks containing a variety of separate strata, with an overall lithology that can be used to interpret the paleoenvironment of deposition over a certain period.

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Meanings

nounrock sequence (plural rock sequences)

plural rock sequences

  1. A suite of rocks containing a variety of separate strata, with an overall lithology that can be used to interpret the paleoenvironment of deposition over a certain period.
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