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scientific discipline > stratigraphy > chemostratigraphy

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chemostratigraphy  

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  • Chemostratigraphy, or chemical stratigraphy, is the study of the chemical variations within sedimentary sequences to determine stratigraphic relationships. The field is relatively young, having only come into common usage in the early 1980s, but the basic idea of chemostratigraphy is nearly as old as stratigraphy itself: distinct chemical signatures can be as useful as distinct fossil assemblages or distinct lithographies in establishing stratigraphic relationships between different rock layers. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemostratigraphy)

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