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edgewise structure
A primary sedimentary structure characterized by an arrangement of flat, tabular, or disk-shaped fragments whose long axes are set at varying steep angles to the bedding. It may be due to running water or to sliding or slumping soon after deposition.
- Μέρος του λόγου: noun
- Κλάδος/Τομέας: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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- ed.young
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(Milwaukee, United States)