HyperDic: geological_horizon

English > 1 sense of the expression geological horizon:
NOUNlocationgeological horizona layer of rock with a particular composition (especially of fossils)
English > geological horizon: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningA layer of rock with a particular composition (especially of fossils); for dating the stratum.
BroaderhorizonA specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

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