superstratum

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After a time the superstratum of rock, which is full of cracks and seams, is undermined and precipitated into the chasm below.

From The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by Holley, George W.

Several pools, supplied by springs coming from under the superstratum of sandstone, were passed during the day.

From Journals of Australian Explorations by Gregory, Augustus Charles

And before she could stop him, he had pounced upon it and pulled it out, upsetting a superstratum of gowns in the process.

From Phebe, Her Profession A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book by Ray, Anna Chapin

The soil is generally deep, more or less yellow, and somewhat clayey; the hollows having a thin superstratum of black mould. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

It was composed of granite at the base and capped with horizontal strata of sandstone, some of the beds containing large water-worn pebbles, and the superstratum highly ferruginous.

From Journals of Australian Explorations by Gregory, Augustus Charles