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cross bedding

noun

  1. geology layering within one or more beds in a series of rock strata that does not run parallel to the plane of stratification Also calledfalse bedding
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Cross-bedding denotes shallow water, where waves and shore currents were effective at the bottom where deposition is in progress.

The explanation of cross-bedding is to be found in the varying conditions under which sand was deposited.

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