What is a plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification called?
joint — (Geol.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a rock transverse to the stratification. (Webster's 1913.)
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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