Bedding plane definition

Bedding plane means a nearly flat surface, which may have been tilted up or folded by tectonic forces, separating two beds (or layers or strata) of sedimentary rock. Each bedding plane marks the end of one deposit and the beginning of another having different characteristics (also known as strata, or beds).

Examples of Bedding plane in a sentence

  • Bedding plane, fracture, shear, and joint attitudes will be measured using a pocket transit and recorded on the log.