Abstract

Geological identifications of minerals, fossils, stratigraphic succession, and the like may be analyzed in terms of operations and, if certain precautions are taken, the conclusions may be considered correct by definition. Historical implications are less easily tested for accuracy. For simple problems, however, such as the source direction for the San Onofre breccia of southern California, or the subaerial or subaqueous origin of the head of Monterey Submarine Canyon, the method of multiple hypotheses can be made exhaustive and apparently conclusive.

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