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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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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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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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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heterolithic bedding are flaser, wavy, and lenticular. Starved ripples and cross bedding with flasers can also be considered forms of heterolithic bedding. Differentiating...
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are preserved in the geologic record as sandstone with large sets of cross-bedding and many reactivation surfaces. Draas are very large composite transverse...
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Turbidity currents By structure Sedimentary structures Bedforms cross-bedding duness graded bedding ripple marks Alluvial fan Alluvial river Fault Fold Paleocurrent...
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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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Bed (geology) (redirect from Bedding (geology))
Where bedding surfaces occur as cross-sections, e.g., in a 2-dimensional vertical cliff face of horizontal strata, are often referred to as bedding contacts...
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funneled into and through these troughs. The Wave exposes large-scale sets of cross-bedded eolian sandstone composed of rhythmic and cyclic alternating grainflow...
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and buried Pompeii. Surges are identified in the deposits by dune and cross-bedding formations, which are not produced by fallout. The eruption is considered...
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have buried Pompeii. Surges are identified in the deposits by dune and cross-bedding formations, which are not produced by fallout. Another study used the...
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rusty colour. Features related to deposition of the sediment include cross-bedding and ripples, analysis of which indicated deposition from broad shallow...
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perpendicular to the wind, which moves them forwards, producing the cross-bedding shown here. Seif dunes are common in the Sahara. They range up to 300 m...
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sea level, causing wind blown oolite to form sand dunes with distinct cross-bedding. Overlapping dunes form oolitic ridges, which become rapidly lithified...
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only a metre or so in height and width resembling short tombstones. A cross-bedding structure can be observed in many pinnacles where the angle of deposited...
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barrier dune. The sedimentary structures include parallel bedding and low-angle cross-bedding. This article incorporates public domain material from Dictionary...
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environmental technology, including windcatchers for passive cooling and cross ventilation, which bring the center's temperature down during hot summer...
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environment consisting of siltstones and shales with ripple marks and cross bedding, that alternated with dry tidal flats indicated by satin spar gypsum...
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pebble/cobble-sized material with occasional boulders. Bedding may be irregular but is almost always present, and cross-bedding is common. There are various cases where...
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resulting bedding is not horizontal, but dips in the direction of current flow toward deeper water. A cross-section of a delta shows the cross bedding in the...
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Like the upper shoreface, it is constantly affected by wave action. Cross-bedding and lamination are present and coarser sands are present because of...
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environments supports this generalization (although cross-bedding is inclined, the overall orientation of cross-bedded units is horizontal). The principle of...
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with cross-bedding. The upper portion of this member is made of poorly sorted clay-rich sandstone, light olive-grey in color, that lacks cross-bedding. Most...
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friendly builds. Yorkstone often shows features such as laminations with cross bedding, and rusty Liesegang bands. Bargate stone Brownstone List of stone Old...
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