Interference Ripples are a type of
sedimentary structure
Sedimentary structures include all kinds of features in sediments and sedimentary rocks, formed at the time of deposition.
Sediments and sedimentary rocks are characterized by bedding, which occurs when layers of sediment, with different partic ...
made up of two sets of
ripples formed at
right-angles to each other as a result of there being two dominant
paleocurrents. These ripples may be formed in the beds of
intermittent streams.
References
Further reading
* Prothero, D. R. and Schwab, F., 1996, ''Sedimentary Geology'', pg. 43-64,
Sedimentology
Patterned grounds
Sedimentary structures
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