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Geology 12. Presents. Hand out note helper WS 8.45. Unit Outline. A: Fossil Record & Geologic Time WSs: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, & 8.4 Labs: 8.1, 8.2 & 8.3 (bonus) B: Relative Dating WS: 8.5, Lab 8.4 C: Absolute Dating WS 8.5, Lab 8.5 Unit 2 Review WS + Unit 2 Test. B: Relative Dating.
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Geology 12 Presents
Unit Outline • A: Fossil Record & Geologic Time • WSs: 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, & 8.4 • Labs: 8.1, 8.2 & 8.3 (bonus) • B: Relative Dating • WS: 8.5, Lab 8.4 • C: Absolute Dating • WS 8.5, Lab 8.5 • Unit 2 Review WS + Unit 2 Test
B: Relative Dating • Order of events: write numbers on sheet. 8 7 6 5 = erosion 4 = tilting 9 3 2 1
Relative Dating • Involves placing events in the correct sequence or order 15 = erosion 14 13 12 = erosion 10 9 8 = erosion 11 =faulting 7 = tilt = mtn’ bldg’ 5 3 4 6 2 1
Absolute Dating is determining how long ago something happened (ma) • ie. Dinosaurs became extinct 65 ma ago. • Using the principle of Uniformitarianism, six principles have been developed
1. Principle of Superposition: oldest rocks on bottom; youngest rocks on top.
2. Principle of Original Horizontality: sediments deposited in water in horizontal manner.
3. Principle of Lateral Continuity: sediments continue in all directions until they thin and are pinched out at the edge of the basin.
4. Principle of Cross-cutting Relationships: an igneous intrusion (or fault) is younger than the rock it intrudes (crosses). 4 3 2 1
6 5 7 4 3 8 9 2 1
17-erosion 6 5 12 8-erosion 11 10 9 14 4 3 7 2 15 1 16 13
5. Principle of Inclusions: xenoliths/ inclusions are older than the rocks they’re in. 2 1 3
2 1 3
4 3 3 2 5 - erosion 2 5 - erosion 1 1 4
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
6. Principle of Fossil Succession: fossils on bottom are older than fossils on top.
Unconformities • Break or portion of time (hiatus) is missing • Cause: period of non-deposition, period of erosion or mountain building • 3 types
1. Disconformity: surface of erosion or non-deposition (hard to detect) weathering, oxidation, jointing, etc. Sed’ Rx Sed’ Rx
2. Angular Unconformity: beds tilted then eroded before deposition (most common on exam)
3. Nonconformity: erosion surface is cut into metamorphic or igneous rocks. Use principle of inclusions to determine if it is an intrusion or a nonconformity. Sed’ Rx Ign’ or met’ Rx
Do Lab 8-4 Relative Dating • Work on WS 8-5 • Work on Chp. 8 Review WS