Geo people Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
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Nicoloas Steno
A
- father of stratigraphy
- three main principles (superposition, original horizontlality, lateral continuity)
2
Q
Abraham Gottlob Werner
A
- crust of the earth is from big ocean
- is a neptunist
3
Q
James Hutton
A
- pleutonist
- crust of earth is from lava
- principle of uniformitarianism
- angular uncomformities
4
Q
William Smith
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- first geo map of England and Wales
- realised fossils could help correlate strat
- principle of biological succesion
5
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Charles Lyell
A
-principle of cross cutting relations and inclusions
