ICC

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The ICC is a standardized global reference chart used by geologists to define and correlate the divisions of geological time and rock strata.

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ICC canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chronostratigraphic chart
geological time scale
abbreviation ICC self-linksurface differs
ICS chart
application education in Earth sciences
geochronological dating
geological mapping
paleontological studies
stratigraphic correlation
basedOn Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point
defines ages
chronostratigraphic units
eons
epochs
eras
geochronologic units
periods
earliestInterval Hadean Eon
surface form: Hadean
field chronostratigraphy
geology
stratigraphy
format graphical chart
tabular chart
goal standardization of stratigraphic nomenclature
unification of geological time terminology
governingBody International Commission on Stratigraphy
language English
latestInterval Holocene
maintainedBy International Commission on Stratigraphy
parentOrganization International Commission on Stratigraphy
International Union of Geological Sciences
partOf international stratigraphic standards
publisher International Commission on Stratigraphy
representation color-coded time intervals
scope global
standardFor boundaries of geological time units
names of formal geological time units
numerical ages of geological time boundaries
timeSpanCovered entire history of the Earth
updatedBy International Commission on Stratigraphy
updateFrequency periodic
use correlation of rock strata
definition of divisions of geological time
global standard reference for geological time units
usedBy Earth science educators
geochronologists
geological surveys
geologists
paleontologists

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ICC abbreviation ICC self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: International Chronostratigraphic Chart