d principle of original lateral continuity
Explanation:
The principle of original lateral continuity is responsible for the thin undisturbed layers found in the Grand Canyon. Nicolas Steno proposed some principles that became very instrumental in understanding sedimentary rocks.
- The principle of lateral continuity states that "sedimentary rocks were originally laid continuously and laterally in all directions."
- This suggests that sedimentary beds are laid laterally and they spread out in space.
- They are not laid isolated in their basins of deposition.
- Today, we understand that sedimentary rocks can be correlated using this principle.
- Thin undisturbed sequences in the Grand Canyon can best be correlated based on this principle even if erosion and some other geological features now separate them.
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