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Law of Original Horizontality
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Law of Original Horizontality
It is a universal law of geology: hydrogenic sediments deposit by layers. The settled layer is horizontal or nearly horizontal during sediment; that is to say, they are parallel to or nearly parallel to the earth surface. This law is put forward by Nicolaus Steno in 1669 for the first time.