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LAYERED |
Stratified |
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COVERED |
Stratified |
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SHALE |
Stratified stone |
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STROMATOLOGY |
The history of the formation of stratified rocks. |
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FLOOR |
The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal
deposit. |
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INTERSTRATIFIED |
Stratified among or between other bodies; as,
interstratified rocks. |
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STRATIFIED |
Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers; as,
stratified rock. |
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FLAG |
Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into
layers suitable for flagstones. |
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HORSEBACK |
An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and bowlders, in a
half-stratified condition. |
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STRATIFICATION |
The deposition of material in successive layers in
the growth of a cell wall, thus giving rise to a stratified appearance. |
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FOSSIL |
The remains of an animal or plant found in stratified
rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species, but many of the later
ones belong to species still living. |
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UNSTRATIFIED |
Not stratified; -- applied to massive rocks, as
granite, porphyry, etc., and also to deposits of loose material, as the
glacial till, which occur in masses without layers or strata. |
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DILUVIAL |
Effected or produced by a flood or deluge of water; --
said of coarse and imperfectly stratified deposits along ancient or
existing water cours... |