Figure 1. Block diagram Hitigh magnified vieur of single celled fossils found in the slate (acritarchs and backerial Trilobites fourd in the fimestone Tricerarops dinossur fossils found in the shale and siltstone List the rocks from oldest to most recendy formed. 4 Most meten rock formed  : Oldest reck: 2. Using Relative Age dating methods please determine the oldest to youngest layers and erosional layers in the diagram above. Describe the method used for each layer. What type of unconformities are represented by the erosional surfaces?

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Figure 1. Block diagram Hitigh magnified vieur of single celled fossils found in the slate (acritarchs and backerial Trilobites fourd in the fimestone Tricerarops dinossur fossils found in the shale and siltstone List the rocks from oldest to most recendy formed. 4 Most meten rock formed  : Oldest reck: 2. Using Relative Age dating methods please determine the oldest to youngest layers and erosional layers in the diagram above. Describe the method used for each layer. What type of unconformities are represented by the erosional surfaces? 

Figure 1. Block diagram
shale and siltstone
volcanic ash
erasion surface
slate
limestone
sandstone
erosion surface
pegmatite
erosion surface
granite
Highly magnified
Trilobites found
view of single-celled
in the limestone
fossils found in the
slate (acritarchs
and bacteria)
Most recent rock formed:
List the rocks
from oldest to
most recently
formed.
basalt dike
L
Triceratops dinosaur
fossils found in the
shale and siltstone
Oldest rock:
2. Using Relative Age dating methods please determine the oldest to youngest layers and
erosional layers in the diagram above. Describe the method used for each layer. What type of
unconformities are represented by the erosional surfaces?
Transcribed Image Text:Figure 1. Block diagram shale and siltstone volcanic ash erasion surface slate limestone sandstone erosion surface pegmatite erosion surface granite Highly magnified Trilobites found view of single-celled in the limestone fossils found in the slate (acritarchs and bacteria) Most recent rock formed: List the rocks from oldest to most recently formed. basalt dike L Triceratops dinosaur fossils found in the shale and siltstone Oldest rock: 2. Using Relative Age dating methods please determine the oldest to youngest layers and erosional layers in the diagram above. Describe the method used for each layer. What type of unconformities are represented by the erosional surfaces?
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