- 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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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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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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types of
sedimentary structures, e.g.,
tabular and
trough cross-
bedding and
graded bedding.
Fanglomerates are
poorly sorted, matrix-rich conglomerates...
- 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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heterolithic bedding are flaser, wavy, and lenticular.
Starved ripples and
cross bedding with
flasers can also be
considered forms of
heterolithic bedding. Differentiating...
- Flow Regime.
Ripple cross-laminae
forms when
deposition takes place during migration of
current or wave ripples. A
series of
cross-laminae are produced...
