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Sand dune cross-beds can be large, such as in the Jurassic-age erg deposits of Navajo Sandstone in Canyonlands National Park. Aztec Butte shown here Formation of cross-stratification Schematic of eolian cross-bedding Close up of cross-bedding and scour, Logan Formation, Ohio Tabular cross-bedding in the Navajo Sandstone in Zion National Park Tabular cross-bedding in the South Bar Formation in ...
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]
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Hummocky cross-stratification from the Book Cliffs, Utah. Hummocky cross-stratification from the Arisag Formation (Silurian), Nova Scotia. 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 storms, such as hurricanes. It takes the form of a ...
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. Where bedding surfaces occur as cross-sections, e.g., in a 2-dimensional vertical cliff face of horizontal strata, are often referred to as bedding contacts .
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A number of cross-bedding patterns are found in sediments, and reflect the currents that deposited them. Subcategories. This category has only the following ...