stratified rock
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But like a stratified rock in Geology I, the school tells more about where the town has been than where it is going.
From Time Magazine Archive
Once probably part of a shallow ocean bottom, the stratified rock has now been thrust to the surface and scientists can easily examine it.
From Time Magazine Archive
These columns consist of finely stratified rock, and have been worn into curious shapes.
From Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings by Strickland, W. P. (William Peter)
One of these was the abrupt ending of the granite ridge, the other a detached mass of stratified rock.
From The Scalp Hunters by Stewart, F.A.
These linings are well-known peculiarities in the original deposition of a stratified rock, and are not features assumed in the petrifaction of any organic body.
From The American Goliah by Anonymous
