Principle of original horizontality

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The principle of original horizontality states that layers of sediment are originally deposited horizontally under the action of gravity.[1] It is a relative dating technique. The principle is important to the analysis of folded and tilted strata. It was first proposed by the Danish geological pioneer Nicholas Steno (1638–1686).

The Permian through Jurassic stratigraphy of the Colorado Plateau area of southeastern Utah is a great example of Original Horizontality. These strata make up much of the famous prominent rock formations in widely spaced protected areas such as Capitol Reef National Park and Canyonlands National Park. From top to bottom: Rounded tan domes of the Navajo Sandstone, layered red Kayenta Formation, cliff-forming, vertically jointed, red Wingate Sandstone, slope-forming, purplish Chinle Formation, layered, lighter-red Moenkopi Formation, and white, layered Cutler Formation sandstone. Picture from Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah.

From these observations is derived the conclusion that the Earth has not been static and that great forces have been at work over long periods of time, further leading to the conclusions of the science of plate tectonics; that movement and collisions of large plates of the Earth's crust is the cause of folded strata.[2]

As one of Steno's Laws, the principle of original horizontality served well in the nascent days of geological science.[3] However, it is now known that not all sedimentary layers are deposited purely horizontally. For instance, coarser grained sediments such as sand may be deposited at angles of up to 15 degrees, held up by the internal friction between grains which prevents them slumping to a lower angle without additional reworking or effort. This is known as the angle of repose, and a prime example is the surface of sand dunes.

Similarly, sediments may drape over a pre-existing inclined surface: these sediments are usually deposited conformably to the pre-existing surface. Also, sedimentary beds may pinch out along strike, implying that slight angles existed during their deposition. Thus the principle of original horizontality is widely, but not universally, applicable in the study of sedimentology, stratigraphy, and structural geology.

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References

The Wikibook Historical Geology has a page on the topic of: Steno's principles
A stratigraphic section of Ordovician rock exposed in central Tennessee, US. The sediments composing these rocks were formed in an ocean and deposited in horizontal layers.
  1. ^ Levin, H.L. (2009). The Earth Through Time (9 ed.). John Wiley and Sons. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-470-38774-0. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
  2. ^ Michael E. Brookfield, Principles of Stratigraphy, Blackwell Publishing, 2004, p. 116, ISBN 140511164X
  3. ^ Kardel, Troels, ed. (2013). Nicolaus Steno: Biography and Original Papers of a 17th Century Scientist. Berlin: Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-25078-1.

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