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GeoWord of the Day

The GeoWord of the Day is a free service of the American Geosciences Institute. All of the terms and definitions are from the Glossary of Geology, 5th Edition Revised.

Today's GeoWord

bounding surface (bound'-ing)  An erosional truncation surface that separates groups of cross beds on various scales (Brookfield, 1977).

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