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GEOL 1122 Exam 1 Question 15: Construct a sequence of geologic processes to account for the configuration of geologic materials shown in the image on the screen at the front of the room. Show your sequence of processes below, with the first/earliest lowest and the latest/most recent at the top. You need not use all the lines provided.
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Latest Erosion of of limestones, sandstones, and shales to give modern landscape of gullies and canyons - the Grand Canyon. Lithification of limestones, sandstones, and shales. Deposition of limestones, sandstones, and shales. Erosion of metamorphosed sedimentary rock. Tilting of layers of metamorphosed sedimentary rock (this and previous can be reversed). Metamorphism of sedimentary rock to metamorphic rock. Lithification of sediment to sedimentary rock. Deposition of sediment from that weathering and erosion. Weathering and erosion of some ancient rock not seen here. Earliest |
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