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James Hutton angular unconformity and uniformitarian theory

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The mathematician John Playfair and the chemist James Hall were brought here by Hutton to convince them that the earth was much older than 6000 years.  Hutton showed them the nearly vertical rocks of sedimentary rocks with a red sandstone lying horizontally on top.  The contact consists of weathered material from the units of the older shale below. 

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James Hutton

James Hutton FRSE (/ˈhʌtən/; 3 June 1726 OS (14 June 1726 NS) – 26 March 1797) was a Scottish geologist, physician, chemical manufacturer, naturalist, and experimental agriculturalist. He originated the theory of uniformitarianism—a fundamental principle of geology—which explains the features of the Earth's crust by means of natural processes over geologic time. Hutton's work established geology as a proper science, and thus he is often referred to as the "Father of Modern Geology".[2][3]

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