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Stratigraphy vs Magnetostratigraphy - What's the difference?

stratigraphy | magnetostratigraphy |

In geology|lang=en terms the difference between stratigraphy and magnetostratigraphy

is that stratigraphy is (geology) the study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification) while magnetostratigraphy is (geology) that branch of stratigraphy that studies the magnetization of rocks.

As nouns the difference between stratigraphy and magnetostratigraphy

is that stratigraphy is (geology) the study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification) while magnetostratigraphy is (geology) that branch of stratigraphy that studies the magnetization of rocks.

stratigraphy

English

(wikipedia stratigraphy) (wikiversity stratigraphy lecture)

Noun

  • (geology) The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification).
  • (archaeology) the layering of deposits, with newer remains overlaying older ones, forming a chronology of the site.

    • Derived terms

    * biostratigraphy * chronostratigraphy * lithostratigraphy * hydrostratigraphy * seismic stratigraphy * stratigrapher * stratigraphic * stratigraphical

    magnetostratigraphy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia magnetostratigraphy) (-)
  • (geology) That branch of stratigraphy that studies the magnetization of rocks