Dip slope

topographic surface which slopes in the same direction as the dip of the underlying strata From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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A Dip slope is the geological formation of tilted strata. They're found on homoclinal ridges, one side being steep and irregular and the other (the dip slope) being parallel to the bedding.

Thumb — The surfaces that are parallel to the rock layers are dip slopes

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