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Lithostratigraphy

Lithostratigraphy is a branch of stratigraphy that defines and correlates rock units based on their observable lithological characteristics, distinguishing them from other stratigraphic methods that rely on fossil content, time of deposition, or geophysical properties.

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9.3K

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662

Authors

285

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2017–2026

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Publications

228

Plate Tectonics at 3.8–3.7 Ga: Field Evidence from the Isua Accretionary Complex, Southern West Greenland

Tsuyoshi Komiya, Shigenori Maruyama, Toshiaki Masuda et al. · The Journal of Geology · 1999 · 300 citations

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Tertiary Lithostratigraphy of Niger Delta

A. A. Avbovbo · AAPG Bulletin · 1978 · 250 citations

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Magnitude of post-Middle Jurassic (Bajocian) displacement on the central Altyn Tagh fault system, northwest China

Bradley D. Ritts, Ulderico Biffi · Geological Society of America Bulletin · 2000 · 194 citations

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Lithostratigraphic subdivision of Post-Hercynian deposits in the South-Central Pyrenees, Spain

P.H.W. Mey, P.J.C. Nagtegaal, K.J. Roberti et al. · The Digital Academic Repository of Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Naturalis Biodiversity Center) · 1968 · 183 citations · Full text

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Late Precambrian-Cambrian Sediments of Huqf Group, Sultanate of Oman

L.G. Racz G.E. Gorin · AAPG Bulletin · 1982 · 181 citations

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Authors

662

  1. RN
    Rory N. Mortimore

    University of Brighton, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 255 citations

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    h-index

  2. LB
    Lars B. Clemmensen

    University of Copenhagen, Denmark

    3 publications · 82 citations

    3

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  3. LH
    Lars Henrik Nielsen

    Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark

    3 publications · 201 citations

    3

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  4. OM
    Olaf Michelsen

    Aarhus University, Denmark

    2 publications · 120 citations

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  5. RE
    Rudolf Endler

    Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde, Germany

    2 publications · 93 citations

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Institutions

285

  1. British Geological Survey

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    37 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    4 h-index

    17 publications

    799 citations

  3. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    314 citations

  4. University of Brighton

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    255 citations

  5. Polish Geological Institute

    Warsaw, Poland

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    104 citations

  6. British Antarctic Survey

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    223 citations

  7. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    177 citations

  8. National Museum Wales

    Cardiff, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    83 citations

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Venues

  1. Geological Society London Special Publications

    10 publications · 357 citations

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  2. AAPG Bulletin

    8 publications · 590 citations

    8

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  3. Geological Journal

    6 publications · 181 citations

    6

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  4. Bulletin of the Geological Society of Denmark

    5 publications · 232 citations

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  5. Boreas

    5 publications · 287 citations

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