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  2. Interbedding - Wikipedia

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    In geology, interbedding occurs when beds (layers of rock) of a particular lithology lie between or alternate with beds of a different lithology. [1] For example, sedimentary rocks may be interbedded if there were sea level variations in their sedimentary depositional environment .

  3. Bed (geology) - Wikipedia

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    In geology, a bed is a layer of sediment, sedimentary rock, or volcanic rock "bounded above and below by more or less well-defined bedding surfaces". [1] A bedding surface or bedding plane is respectively a curved surface or plane that visibly separates each successive bed (of the same or different lithology) from the preceding or following bed.

  4. Glossary of geology - Wikipedia

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    Also called Indianite. A mineral from the lime-rich end of the plagioclase group of minerals. Anorthites are usually silicates of calcium and aluminium occurring in some basic igneous rocks, typically those produced by the contact metamorphism of impure calcareous sediments. anticline An arched fold in which the layers usually dip away from the fold axis. Contrast syncline. aphanic Having the ...

  5. Intercalation - Wikipedia

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    Intercalation (geology), a special form of interbedding, where two distinct depositional environments in close spatial proximity migrate back and forth across the border zone; Intercalary chapter, a chapter in a novel that does not further the plot. See also frame story (sometimes called intercalation). In biology:

  6. Contact (geology) - Wikipedia

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    A geological contact is a boundary which separates one rock body from another. [1] A contact can be formed during deposition, by the intrusion of magma, [2] or through faulting or other deformation of rock beds that brings distinct rock bodies into contact.

  7. Calcareous - Wikipedia

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    Calcareous soils are relatively alkaline, in other words they have a high pH.They are characterized by the presence of calcium carbonate in the parent material; the carbonate-ion is a base.

  8. Intercalation (geology) - Wikipedia

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  9. Tambach Formation - Wikipedia

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    The Tambach Formation is an Early Permian-age geologic formation in central Germany.It consists of red to brown-colored sedimentary rocks such as conglomerate, sandstone, and mudstone, and is the oldest portion of the Upper Rotliegend within the Thuringian Forest Basin.