Chronostratigraphy: age of rocks

The topic of chronostratigraphy involves the setting of a time scale for the dating of various geological processes. The chronostratigraphic map represents the age of rocks and their classification in different phases of the Earth’s history. Rock masses are dated using organic and inorganic characteristics and content, ordered chronologically according to their order of formation and inserted in

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Chronostratigraphy

Tags: Nature and Environment, Geology and raw materials, Geology and tectonics, Geology, Rocks
Spatial extent: Switzerland
Spatial units: Rough breakdown, Detailed breakdown
Time: 2010