The dip direction of cross-beds in sandstone can be used to determine the direction that the current
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The dip direction of cross-beds in sandstone can be used to determine the direction that the current was flowing when the sand was deposited. A sandstone bed strikes 320° and dips 57°SW. Cross-beds within this tilted bed indicate a paleocurrent direction of 090°. Rotate the bed to its pretilted orientation and determine the actual paleocurrent direction.
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Structural Analysis And Synthesis A Laboratory Course In Structural Geology
ISBN: 9781405116527
3rd Edition
Authors: Stephen M. Rowland, Ernest M. Duebendorfer, Ilsa M. Schiefelbein
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