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Superposition (Noun)

(geology) the principle that in a series of stratified sedimentary rocks the lowest stratum is the oldest.

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

(geology) the deposition of one geological stratum on another.

Nouns denoting natural processes.

The layer of shale lay in superposition to the sandstone bed, indicating that the shale was deposited more recently.
Fossils of early sea creatures were found in a bed of limestone in superposition over the shale formation, which gave paleontologists clues to the era of its deposition.
According to the law of superposition, older layers are always found buried beneath more recently deposited ones.
This sandstone has three strata: silt, coal, and mud, showing that silt accumulated over mud by the law of superposition.
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