ripple mark
noun
1
: one of a series of small ridges produced especially on sand by the action of wind, a current of water, or waves
2
: a striation across the grain of wood especially on the tangential surface
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About 10 centimeters of sandstone now covers the paleosurface, which sits furrowed with ancient ripple marks.
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Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
That’s because the grooves were cutting through real-time tidal ripple marks moving through the seamount sediment.
—Todd Woody, National Geographic, 24 July 2019
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Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 30 Mar. 2023
That’s because the grooves were cutting through real-time tidal ripple marks moving through the seamount sediment.
—Todd Woody, National Geographic, 24 July 2019
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“Ripple mark.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ripple%20mark. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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