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marker horizon

marker horizon noun: a stratigraphic unit of distinctive lithology with a wide geographical extent used in stratigraphic correlation.

Noun

marker horizon (plural marker horizons)

  1. A stratigraphic unit of distinctive lithology with a wide geographical extent used in stratigraphic correlation.

Synonyms of marker horizon

Forms of marker horizon

pluralmarker horizons

Questions about marker horizon

What does marker horizon mean?
Marker horizon means a stratigraphic unit of distinctive lithology with a wide geographical extent used in stratigraphic correlation.
What part of speech is marker horizon?
Marker horizon is a noun.
What is the plural of marker horizon?
The plural of marker horizon is marker horizons.

Words near marker horizon in the dictionary

  1. marker bed
  2. marker beds
  3. Marker degradation
  4. marker gene
  5. marker genes
  6. marker horizon
  7. marker horizons
  8. marker interface
  9. marker interface pattern
  10. marker interface patterns
  11. marker interfaces

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