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toeset and foreset dips

Foreset dips are characterized by a depositional angle ranging between 25° and 30°, but they can reach 40° if the sediment is sufficiently coarse. Toeset dips represent the transition between the steeply inclined foreset and the sub-horizontal bottomset beds.