superstratum
Example Sentences
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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
The superstratum was very light, and brownish black, the remainder yellowish brown, the yellow tints as well as the stiffness increasing downwards.
From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William
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
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.
After leaving the narrow valley which the river has cut for itself through a superstratum of yellowish clay, the country becomes nearly level--a dreary plain, covered with fern and the manuka bush.
