rock stratification

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• Stratification — is the building up of layers, and can have several meanings *Social stratification, is the dividing of a society into levels based on wealth or power. *Stratification in archaeology is the formation of layers (strata) in which objects are found.… …   Wikipedia

• Rock microstructure — includes the texture of a rock and the small scale rock structures. The words texture and microstructure are interchangeable, with the latter preferred in modern geological literature. However, texture is still acceptable because it is a useful… …   Wikipedia

• stratification — /strat euh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of stratifying. 2. a stratified state or appearance: the stratification of ancient ruins from eight different periods. 3. Sociol. the hierarchical or vertical division of society according… …   Universalium

• stratification — strat|i|fi|ca|tion [ ,strætıfı keıʃn ] noun uncount 1. ) FORMAL the division of a society into different groups: social stratification 2. ) TECHNICAL the way in which rock forms different layers …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• stratification — noun 1 (countable, uncountable + of) the way that a society develops into different social classes 2 (C, U) the way that different layers of earth, rock etc develop over time 3 (C, U) the position that different layers of something have in… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stratification — UK [ˌstrætɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] 1) formal the division of a society into different groups 2) science the way in which rock forms different layers …   English dictionary

• stratification plane — noun : a division between two layers of sedimentary rock that often marks changes in the circumstances of deposition …   Useful english dictionary

• sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …   Universalium

• List of rock textures — This page is intended to be a list of rock textural and morphological terms. A * Adcumulate * Agglomeritic * Adamantine a type of lustre * Amygdaloidal * Anhedral * Antitaxial veins * Aphanitic * Aplitic; aplite * Augen textured gneiss *… …   Wikipedia

• Little Rock, Arkansas — Little Rock redirects here. For other uses, see Little Rock (disambiguation). City of Little Rock, Arkansas   City   …   Wikipedia

• metamorphic rock — Any of a class of rocks that result from the alteration of preexisting rocks in response to changing geological conditions, including variations in temperature, pressure, and mechanical stress. The preexisting rocks may be igneous, sedimentary,… …   Universalium