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1.11 Sedimentary Bedding Structures

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    Hi guys,
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    the objective of this video is to look at
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    the bedding structures that form
    when sediment is deposited.
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    These bedding structures all form
    in different environments.
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    These environments which create the bedding
    structures will be discussed.
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    Firstly,
    we will talk about the horizontal beds,
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    or strata,
    that the sediment is laid down in.
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    Sedimentary rock is stratafied,
    which means that it has layers.
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    These layers have formed because sediment
    is laid down in horizontal layers called strata.
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    Between each layer of strata,
    we have bedding planes.
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    And these bedding planes form because
    the region has experienced
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    a change in depositional environment or material.
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    We can see here in this photo that we have
    had one type of sediment laid down
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    And then,
    a change in depositional environment
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    has caused a different type of sediment
    to be laid down on top,
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    in between which is a bedding plane.
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    We know that the strata towards
    the bottom of a series is older
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    than the strata at the top.
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    And this happens because the sediment
    is laid in this way.
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    Bedforms are formations that occur due to
    the movement of wind and water.
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    Bedforms are created when water or wind,
    flows over loose sediment.
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    And the shape and
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1.11 Sedimentary Bedding Structures
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