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STRATI 2013The Fate of Formal Lithostratigraphy

STRATI 2013: The Fate of Formal Lithostratigraphy [Hollis D. Hedberg, the first chairman of the International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification (ISSC), compiled and published the International Stratigraphic Guide (ISG) in 1976 after a long and successful endeavour. The guide contains definitions, procedures, terminology, and nomenclature, with detailed information on three stratigraphic categories, including that of lithostratigraphy. In the definition of a lithostratigraphic unit, it was stated that “a lithostratigraphic unit may consist of sedimentary, or igneous, or metamorphic rocks, or an association of two or more of these.” Salvador (1994) suggested an alternative definition of lithostratigraphic terminology under the F4 subheading. It more obviously occurs in the North American and the Australian stratigraphic codes. The result is that national guides or codes and practice vary, and the correlation of lithostratigraphic units is unsolved, which is also expressed in geological maps. It is high time that the reconsideration of lithostratigraphic terminology was put on the agenda of the ISSC. ] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

STRATI 2013The Fate of Formal Lithostratigraphy

Part of the Springer Geology Book Series
Editors: Rocha, Rogério; Pais, João; Kullberg, José Carlos; Finney, Stanley
Csaszar, Geza
STRATI 2013 — Apr 24, 2014
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
ISBN
978-3-319-04363-0
Pages
3 –7
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-04364-7_1
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Abstract

[Hollis D. Hedberg, the first chairman of the International Subcommission on Stratigraphic Classification (ISSC), compiled and published the International Stratigraphic Guide (ISG) in 1976 after a long and successful endeavour. The guide contains definitions, procedures, terminology, and nomenclature, with detailed information on three stratigraphic categories, including that of lithostratigraphy. In the definition of a lithostratigraphic unit, it was stated that “a lithostratigraphic unit may consist of sedimentary, or igneous, or metamorphic rocks, or an association of two or more of these.” Salvador (1994) suggested an alternative definition of lithostratigraphic terminology under the F4 subheading. It more obviously occurs in the North American and the Australian stratigraphic codes. The result is that national guides or codes and practice vary, and the correlation of lithostratigraphic units is unsolved, which is also expressed in geological maps. It is high time that the reconsideration of lithostratigraphic terminology was put on the agenda of the ISSC. ]

Published: Apr 24, 2014

Keywords: Lithostratigraphy; Terminology; International stratigraphic guide; National guides

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