In geology, cross-bedding, also known as cross-stratification, is layering within a stratum and at an angle to the main bedding plane. The sedimentary...
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Bedding, also called bedclothes or bed linen, is the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for hygiene, warmth, protection of the mattress, and decorative...
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Sedimentary structures (redirect from Bedding-plane sag)
meters or multiple meters thick. Sedimentary structures such as cross-bedding, graded bedding, and ripple marks are utilized in stratigraphic studies to indicate...
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structure called cross-bedding. Cross-bedding is characteristic of deposition by a flowing medium (wind or water). The opposite of cross-bedding is parallel...
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Hummocky cross-stratification is a type of sedimentary structure found in sandstones. It is a form of cross-bedding usually formed by the action of large...
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compose them. As a result, they typically exhibit well-developed bedding or cross-bedding, close packing, and good orientation of the shell fragments. The...
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Sand grains of quartz with hematite coating providing an orange colour Cross-bedding and scour in sandstone of the Logan Formation (Lower Carboniferous)...
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types of sedimentary structures, such as tabular and trough cross-bedding and graded bedding. Fanglomerates are poorly sorted, matrix-rich conglomerates...
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Flow Regime. Ripple cross-laminae forms when deposition takes place during migration of current or wave ripples. A series of cross-laminae are produced...
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surface; cross-bedding, etc. Unconformities - Clear angular unconformities provide unequivocal evidence of the relative age of two rock sequences. Cross-bedding...
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