5. Relative Age of Layers
• Original Horizontality
– sediments are
deposited in parallel,
horizontal layers.
• Superposition-
undisturbed layers will
have the oldest on the
bottom and youngest
on top
9. Relative Age of Layers
• Original Horizontality
– sediments are
deposited in parallel,
horizontal layers.
• Superposition-
undisturbed layers will
have the oldest on the
bottom and youngest
on top
13. Relative Age of Layers
• Original Horizontality
– sediments are
deposited in parallel,
horizontal layers.
• Superposition-
undisturbed layers will
have the oldest on the
bottom and youngest
on top