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REVERSE GRADED BEDDING [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Geology
DEF

Type of bedding that displays an increase in grain size with distance up from the base.

CONT

Locally, on intertidal flats and beaches reverse graded bedding (becoming coarser-grained from bottom to top of a bed) is also found ...

OBS

As opposed to normal grading which shows a decrease upward.

OBS

reverse grading: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Géologie
CONT

Sous les couches anciennes, on a des exemples [...] de granoclassements inverses - le fin en bas, le plus grossier en haut -, indices possibles d'apports devenant de plus en plus turbulents.

OBS

granoclassement inverse : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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