Assignment:
Relative Dating Methods
I have four rocks Granite, Slate Limestone, and Shale or Mudstone.
Field setting of the rocks is as follows:
On the bottom is Granite either side of the granite is Slate, on top of Slate is Limestone, the top layer is Shale or Mudstone
In the field setting of the above rocks there is a selection of of possible events in the history of the rocks listed
Relative dating methods will place the list in the correct chronological order, some of the events may be used more than once.
a time gap in deposition
deposition of shale
Intrusion of granite pluton
folding of shale
metamorphism of shale
deposition of limestone
Uplift, weathering and erosion
Give at least two specific reasons for your view.