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CROSS-BEDDING

DESCRIPTION: Cross-bedding is layering within a stratum that is at an angle to the main bedding plane. It indicates deposition within a flowing (air or water) medium.

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Figure 1 - Crossbedding of Sand Dunes. Zion NP

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Figure 2 - River Crossbeds. Eastern Tennessee.

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