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FIGURE SEDIMENTAIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 1998-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

A sedimentary structure along a bedding plane.

OBS

The term usually signifies a mold or primary sedimentary structure (depression), such as a slide mark or a tool mark, but is also frequently applied to a cast (filling), such as a sole mark or a drag mark.

Key term(s)
  • sedimentary mark
  • sedimentary marking

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Éléments de détail des structures sédimentaires, affectant les interfaces et la masse des couches; elles peuvent être contemporaines ou postérieures au dépôt.

Spanish

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