U.S. Geological Survey

Slide 23

23. Sill formed just beneath ground surface. Sills commonly form beneath a root mat of grass, peat, or other material of high tensile strength. Sills can be quite wavy but also can be more or less parallel to the ground surface, with no waviness.


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