To determine the youngest possible age of a rock stratum in a given procedure (referred to as "procedure b"), one would typically analyze the geological layers and any fossils or materials found within them. Generally, the youngest age is indicated by the presence of the most recent fossils or the topmost layers that have not been disturbed. Additionally, any radiometric dating conducted on materials found in or above the stratum can provide a precise age. Without specific details about the rock layers or dating methods used in procedure b, a more precise answer cannot be provided.
Strata (singular = stratum).
A stratum.
A bioclast is a fossil fragment which is used to date a rock stratum.
The youngest fossils are typically found in recent sedimentary rock formations or on the surface of the Earth. These fossils are often from organisms that lived within the past few thousand years, such as the bones of mammoths or ancient human remains.
The youngest rock is typically found on top in a sequence of rock layers due to the principle of superposition, which states that younger rocks are deposited on top of older rocks. This means that the oldest rock is usually located at the bottom of a sequence of rock layers.
Stratum
stratum
The word strata is the plural of the word stratum. A stratum is any individual layer of rock that has relatively uniform internal properties. As such, any type of rock can be a stratum, it doesn't refer to any particular type of rock. Please see the related links for more information.
The archaeologists uncovered a new stratum of rock layers dating back to the Mesozoic era.
Stratum
Strata (singular: stratum)
Strata (singular = stratum).
Metaphoric Rocks are the youngest
A stratum.
A bioclast is a fossil fragment which is used to date a rock stratum.
a water-bearing stratum of permeable rock, sand, or gravel
stratum, or more commonly used in the plural form which is strata