Relative Age Dating Examples

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Relative Age Dating Examples

• The following diagrams are hypothetical examples
  of geology
• The vertical cross-sections are similar to a
  cliff face or road-cut
• For orientation N north, Ssouth, Eeast,
  Wwest and the legend describes the rock unit
  symbols
• From Introducción a la Cartografía Geologíca,
  R. Ramón-Lluch, L.M. Martínez-Torres, A. Apraiz

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Example 1
Legend 1Gypsum/Halite 5 Pebbly
Sandstone 11 Quartz Sandstone
with2 3 Shale 6 Shaley
Limestone Conglomerate
lenses 4 Conglomerate 7 shelly
Limestone 8 Red Sandstone
ANSWER Example 1
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Example 2 Legend Sedimentary Rocks units
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
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Example 3 Legend Sedimentary Rocks units
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12,13 Igneous Rock X
X
Fault
ANSWER Example 3
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Example 4 Legend Metamorphic Rock - 17
14 Igneous Rock 12 Conglomerate 4
Sandstone 11 Limestone 10 Shale 2
ANSWER Example 4
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Example 5 Legend Sedimentary Rocks a thru g,
j, k, l, p, q, t Igneous rocks m, r, s
ANSWER Example 5 (in picture form)