stripped structural surface

An erosion surface formed in an area underlain by horizontal or gently sloping strata of unequal resistance where the overlying softer beds have been removed by erosion. Also known as stripped surface.

Related terms:

• stripped surface
• stripped plain
• structural terrace
• structural bench
• structural contour map
• paleic surface
• erosion surface
• surface creep
• surface hoar
• structural geology