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stratigraphy
noun
- the arrangement of rocks in layers or strata
- the branch of geology dealing with the study of the nature, distribution, and relations of the stratified rocks of the earth's crust
Related Forms:
- stratigrapher noun
- stratigraphic adjective
- stratigraphically adverb
See stratigraphy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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