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- 1DEFINITION OF STRATA (BEDS)Layers of SEDIMENTARY ROCK. Originally horizontal but have been tilted by folding.
- 2DEFINITION OF BEDDING PLANESCracks between strata, caused by gaps in time during DEPOSITION of original sediment. May have been horizontal.
- 3DEFINITION OF JOINTSCracks (fractures) running in any direction in the rock, often vertical caused by CONTRACTION or IGNEOUS ROCKS as they cool
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- AS level Geography Flashcards on Untitled, created by Ellie Pascoe on 25/04/2017.
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