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 older layers of the stratified rock are covered with the deposits of later periods.
From Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know Easy studies of the earth and the stars for any time and place by Julia Ellen Rogers
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 W. P. (William Peter) Strickland
It dislikes a limestone soil, but seems to prefer the detritus of the stratified rock.
From Locusts and Wild Honey by John Burroughs
