UNVEILING GEOLOGICAL HISTORY THROUGH STRATIGRAPHY AND MINERALOGY

The article explains the interrelation of stratigraphy to mineralogy for geological history. Stratigraphy is the study of the layering of rocks and it deals with chronology, very important in understanding the past environments of the Earth. Mineralogy is the study of minerals and their properties and is able to give insight into the conditions under which these rocks came into being. Such reconstructions of paleoenvironments can be made possible with the study of various stratigraphic successions that include major geological events like mass extinctions and volcanic activity. The mineral composition within the rocks also informs the geologist about the conditions in both the tectonic environment and climatic state while those rocks were forming. This integrated approach provides not only an added dimension in our knowledge about Earth's geological history but also underlines the importance of interdisciplinary research in geology. Results presented in this paper review the recent progress that the application of innovative analytical techniques and technologies has given to the study of stratigraphic and mineralogical processes, supported the elaboration of a complex view of Earth's dynamic history using isotope geochemistry, and remote sensing.