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Preferred term

strike of bedding

Type

  • iop:Variable

Definition

  • Azimuth (relative to true north) of a horizontal line contained in a sedimentary rock bedding surface at a point location. The bedding surface must not be horizontal; the azimuth is reported such that the dip direction of the inclined bedding is to the right when facing in the azimuth direction.

Broader concept

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/30383

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