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Relative age

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003092

The age of a rock, fossil, or geological event in comparison to other rocks, fossils, or events, without specifying its age in years. This is determined by principles such as superposition, original horizontality, and faunal succession. Relative age dating establishes the chronological order of geological events within a stratigraphic column.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003092
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003092",
  "term": "Relative age",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The age of a rock, fossil, or geological event in comparison to other rocks, fossils, or events, without specifying its age in years. This is determined by principles such as superposition, original horizontality, and faunal succession. Relative age dating establishes the chronological order of geological events within a stratigraphic column.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/relative-age/"
}

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