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Record 1 2009-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
DEF

Cross stratification dominated by concave-up strata deposited in swales ...

CONT

Depending mainly on the relative importance of bed-form shifting vs. rate of aggradation, sets may be very restricted in lateral extent and show mainly concave-up laminae(most workers would probably call this swaly cross stratification), or they may be continuous over a greater lateral distance and show more convex-up laminae.

CONT

... the presence of occasional swaly cross-stratification suggests deposition above storm wave base, and pebbles again indicate the offshore transport of coarser foreshore sediment during storms.

OBS

[This is] similar to hummocky cross stratification, which is dominated by concave-up strata.

OBS

swaly bedding: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

Key term(s)
  • swaly crossbedding

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
CONT

La partie supérieure [du lithofaciès de Sindou] est franchement grossière et comporte de nombreuses stratifications obliques en gouttières à feuillets soulignés par des galets millimétriques à centimétriques de quartz et disposés en «graded-beding».

CONT

D'une épaisseur maximale à l'affleurement d'environ 150 m, le membre Wa est représenté par des conglomérats, des brèches, des grès moyens à grossiers à litages obliques plans ou en auges avec des blocs de quartzites, à rares galets d'argilites et de gneiss et granitoïdes provenant du démantèlement d'anciens reliefs panafricains avoisinants [...]

OBS

stratification oblique en gouttière : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Key term(s)
  • litage oblique en gouttières
  • stratification oblique en auges
  • litage oblique en cuillère
  • stratification oblique en cuillères

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