Bilingual glossary of geology
Cross-cutting Relationship (Principle of) Recoupement (principe de)
A principle that states that a disrupted pattern (examples of patterns: foliation, bedding, folding) is older than the cause of its disruption (examples of disruptions: dyke, fault). For example, an igneous intrusion that cross-cuts the foliation of a metamorphic rock is younger than the metamorphic rock.
Themes:
Dating methods and geological time scale
Related words:
Relative Dating
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Themes:
Dating methods and geological time scale
Related words:
Relative Dating
Image: