strata

     

Strata is the plural of stratum (the geological formation); for other uses in which it can be use in the singular or plural, see Stratum (disambiguation).

Trivia about strata

  • Layers of rock are commonly referred to as these, from the Latin for "something spread out"
  • William Smith's 1815 map "of New England and Wales" showed these rock layers in different colors

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