stylolite
/ˈstaɪləlaɪt/
noun
- An irregular, tooth-like seam or surface found in some sedimentary rocks, formed by pressure dissolution.
- Stylolites often form perpendicular to the direction of greatest pressure.
- The stylolite appeared as a dark, wavy line in the rock face.
- Geologists identified a stylolite running through the limestone layer.
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