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cross bedding
noun
- 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
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Cross-bedding denotes shallow water, where waves and shore currents were effective at the bottom where deposition is in progress.
From Project Gutenberg
The explanation of cross-bedding is to be found in the varying conditions under which sand was deposited.
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