Sedimentary stratification

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Term: Sedimentary stratification
Definition: The annual layering that forms from the build-up of snow in the accumulation area of a glacier. It is preserved in firn and sometimes in glacier ice.
GCW Swisseduc
Created 2022.03.08
Last Modified 2023.03.27
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