Meaning bedding plane
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bedding planethe boundary between two stratified rock layers
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bedding planeA layer in a series of sedimentary beds that marks a change in the type of deposits.
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bedding planesurface parallel to the surface of a deposition of sediment. In shales, the rocks split along the bedding plane; in some sandstones however, the split is marked by changes in colour and grain size.
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bedding planeHorizontal plane of sedimentary stone in the position of its original formation.
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bedding planeA surface parallel to the surface of deposition, which may or may not have a physical expression. The original attitude of a bedding plane should not be assumed to have been horizontal. See also CROSS-BEDDING.
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bedding planeThe bedding plane is the surface that separates one layer (or bed) of sedimentary stone from another.
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bedding planeSurface separating layers of sedimentary rocks and deposits. Each bedding plane marks termination of one deposit and beginning of another of different character, such as a surface separating a sandstone bed from an overlying mudstone bed. Rock tends to breaks or separate, readily along bedding planes.
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bedding planeA surface parallel to the surface of deposition, which may or may not have a physical expression. The original attitude of a bedding plane should not be assumed to have been horizontal. See also cross [..]
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bedding planethe boundary between adjacent layers or strata in a sedimentary rock.
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bedding planeA surface separating layers of sedimentary rocks and deposits. A bedding plane marks termination of one deposit and beginning of another of different character, such as a surface separating a sandston [..]
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bedding planeA surface separating layers of sedimentary rocks and deposits. A bedding plane marks termination of one deposit and beginning of another of different character, such as a surface separating a sandston [..]
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