Abstract

The fundamental facial law, determining the relationship between facies of sedimentary rocks in the sedimentary basin in lateral and vertical extensions, was formulated by the Russian geologist N.A. Golovkinsky a century and a half ago. Theoretical statements and views proposed by Golovkinsky have not lost their importance and relevance nowadays. In the article considered an important aspect of diachroneity (heterochroneity) of layer associations and their litho- and biostratigraphic boundaries. The methodological approach of measuring its degree (the window of age moving) is proposed. Golovkinskiy’s conceptions are developing fruitfully within the framework of Seismostratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy, and their main content remains in demand in the light of new realities of cognitive process (nonlinear science, NBICS convergence, endovision).

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  • The background A century and a half ago, an event took place, the great importance of which the geological community of Russia understood and realized much later

  • The unusual and revolutionary nature of this geological idea led to the fact that the facies law was “rediscovered” only a quarter of a century later by I

  • The fundamental facies law or the GolovkinskyWalther law remains in demand and highly significant in modern geological studies

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The background A century and a half ago, an event took place, the great importance of which the geological community of Russia understood and realized much later. The fundamental facies law and the conclusions of N.A. Golovkinsky concerning the moving boundaries of the layer associations acquired a special meaning and significance due to the introduction and widespread use of the International Geological Time Scale (GTS2012) in everyday geological practice (Gradstein et al, 2012; Ogg et al, 2016).

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