Definition of palaeocurrent in English:
palaeocurrent
(US paleocurrent)
nounˈpalɪəʊkʌrəntˈpeɪlɪəʊkʌrəntˈpālēōˌkərənt
A current which existed at some time in the geological past, as inferred from the features of sedimentary rocks.
Example sentencesExamples
- The orientation of the Nye channels and sculpted forms and the palaeocurrent direction for the glaciofluvial deposits indicate westward ice flow.
- The latter is more consistent with the southeasterly palaeocurrents of the Castlegate Sandstone.
- Imbricated clasts indicate eastward palaeocurrents away from the metamorphic complex.
- The variability of palaeocurrents, however, suggests that the fault zone was not a major topographic feature and may have been below sea-level.
- At 12 of the sites that have imbricated cobbles, clast orientations were measured to derive the palaeocurrent direction.