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Tool Mark  Marque d'outil
Group of erosional sedimentary structures generated by the continuous contact or intermittent impact of solid, moving objects along a substrate. Examples include, groove marks, prod marks, and skip marks. Often preserved as positive-relief casts on the underside of beds (infill of erosional mark).

Themes:
  Sedimentary rocks

Related words:
  Sedimentary Structures (Depositional, Erosional, Deformational, Biogenic)