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Fossils can be found pyritised. Describe and explain how pyritisation occurs.

Pyritisation is the replacement of original material by iron pyrites. The environment needs to be anaerobic, where the only live organisms are sulfur bacteria. This bacteria will then use the sulfur in th...

Answered by Harriet G. Geology tutor
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Describe the differences in internal morphology that can be seen between a Nautilus and Ammonite

in nautiloids septal necks are retrosiphonate (point towards the protoconch / centre OR away from the aperture)in ammonoids septal necks are mainly prosiphonate (point towards the aperture OR away from th...

Answered by Victoria G. Geology tutor
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Define the law of superposition

The law of superposition states that the oldest rocks in a stratigraphic sequence will be at the bottom, and age of each layer decreases as you move upwards (I.e. a layer in a sequence cannot be younger t...

Answered by Henry H. Geology tutor
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Explain the features and differences between the icehouse and the greenhouse effect?

The globe can experience periods of warming, such as we are experiencing now in the Quaternary period, or it can experience cooling periods leading to ice ages, such as at the Ordovician-Silurian boundary...

Answered by Annabel L. Geology tutor
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Describe and explain the nature of Igneous body A and explain the distribution of olivine and its significance?

Igneous body A intrudes concordantly into the country rock and has baked and chilled margins on both sides of the igneous contact. This show's that is a structure known as a sill.The Olivine forms a band ...

Answered by Jacob K. Geology tutor
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