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foot wall Explanation: Diccionario para Ingenieros Luis A. Robb Muro: m, wall; (min) foot wall https://www.thefreedictionary.com/footwall foot·wall (fo͝ot′wôl′) n. Geology 1. The mass of rock underlying a mineral deposit in a mine. 2. The underlying block of a fault having an inclined fault plane. https://www.thefreedictionary.com/footwall |
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bottom Explanation: a bed of sedimentary rock has a bottom and a top; beds are separated by bedding planes; the vertical distance between two bedding planes is the bed thickness; bed is generally more commonly used in English than stratum, although the term strata is found too, meaning a sequence of beds. In referring to a complete sequence, the terms base and top are often used. Beds beneath are called underlying, and those above are called overlying. Example sentence(s):
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Reference: Possibly useful Reference information: Rock strata | Article about Rock strata by The Free Dictionaryencyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com › Rock+strata in geology, the principal form of occurrence of sedimentary rocks, reflecting their sequential deposition. A stratum has more or less homogeneous composition and is confined by two roughly parallel surfaces (the upper is the ceiling and the lower is the sole). ... Strata may also be composed of metamorphic rocks. |
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