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strat·i·fi·ca·tion
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amorphous
Something that is amorphous has no clear shape or structure. -
baroclinity
a common state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density are not parallel but intersect. -
barotropy
a state of fluid stratification in which surfaces of constant pressure and others of constant density do not intersect but are parallel. -
cross-bedded
having irregular laminations, as strata of sandstone, inclining in various directions not coincident with the general stratification. -
slate
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.