marker horizon

English

Noun

marker horizon (plural marker horizons)

  1. (geochronology) A stratigraphic unit of distinctive lithology with a wide geographical extent used in stratigraphic correlation.
    Synonyms: chronohorizon, key bed, marker bed
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