EESA06H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Mining Geology, Principle Of Faunal Succession, Subsidence
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Dating planet earth geologic time and stratigraphy (study of layers) How did we find this out: early ideas on stratigraphy (study the rock) Sir william logan"s geological map of upper canada. Walter scott famous novelist now on tops of mountains. Declared in 1625 that earth formed at 9am on oct 26th rocks and the igneous origin of granite: recognized unconformities within layers of. Based on counting generation in the bible present is the key to the past: proposed concept of uniformitarianism (the. Recognizes that fossils are remains of marine organism in 1531: came into conflict with abram werner and diluvialism and catastrophism facies: means appearance of geologist speak of rock facies. Nicholas steno 1631-86 mountains can be raised and. Pioneer of absolute isotopic dating lowered, land can be conveyed from one place to another . 1830s: discovery if the origin of coal: formed in situ from plan debris growing in swamps.
