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The Scope of Modern Stratigraphy

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This chapter explains the important place Stratigraphy holds within geology. It provides a summary of the development of the main ideas in stratigraphic mapping, geophysical methods and sedimentological interpretation that emerged through the twentieth century, up to the emergence of modern-day “sophisticated stratigraphy,” which completes the integration of all relevant disciplines into a modern science. A summary is provided of the seventeen orders of magnitude of time scales that need to be considered in the evaluation of Earth history. The chapter concludes with a description of the types of research and exploration projects that stratigraphers may be engaged in, and a synopsis of recommended workflow and reporting practices.

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Miall, A.D. (2022). The Scope of Modern Stratigraphy. In: Stratigraphy: A Modern Synthesis. Springer Textbooks in Earth Sciences, Geography and Environment. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87536-7_1

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