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  2. Bed (geology) - Wikipedia

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    In geology, a bed is a layer of sediment, sedimentary rock, or volcanic rock "bounded above and below by more or less well-defined bedding surfaces". [1] A bedding surface is three-dimensional surface , planar or curved, that visibly separates each successive bed (of the same or different lithology ) from the preceding or following bed.

  3. Graded bedding - Wikipedia

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    Graded bedding is a sorting of particles according to clast size and shape on a lithified horizontal plane. The term is an explanation as to how a geologic profile was formed. The term is an explanation as to how a geologic profile was formed.

  4. Bedding - Wikipedia

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    Bedding, also called bedclothes [1] or bed linen, is the materials laid above the mattress of a bed for hygiene, warmth, protection of the mattress, and decorative ...

  5. Sedimentary structures - Wikipedia

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    These structures are within sedimentary bedding and can help with the interpretation of depositional environment and paleocurrent directions. They are formed when the sediment is deposited. Cross-bedding Cross-bedding is the layering of beds deposited by wind or water inclined at an angle as much as 35° from the horizontal. [1]

  6. Cleavage (geology) - Wikipedia

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    A: original sedimentary rock; B: pencil cleavage; C: diagenetic foliation (parallel to bedding); D: slaty cleavage. Cleavage , in structural geology and petrology , describes a type of planar rock feature that develops as a result of deformation and metamorphism . [ 1 ]

  7. Stratum - Wikipedia

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    In the study of rock and sediment strata, geologists have recognized a number of different types of strata, including bed, flow, band, and key bed. [1] [5] A bed is a single stratum that is lithologically distinguishable from other layers above and below it. In the classification hierarchy of sedimentary lithostratigraphic units, a bed is the ...

  8. Cross-bedding - Wikipedia

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    Bed forms are relatively dynamic sediment storage bodies with response times that are short relative to major changes in flow characteristics. Large scale bed forms are periodic and occur in the channel (scaled to depth). Their presence and morphologic variability have been related to flow strength expressed as mean velocity or shear stress. [2]

  9. Bedding (animals) - Wikipedia

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    Bedding maintenance is an important part of both human and animal health, cleanliness, and well being. [3] Storage of bedding is important to insure that the bedding does not ruin. The best place to store it is in an environment that is dry and above ground level. Frequent bedding change is important to decrease the amount of bacteria. [3]