Vertical and lateral sedimentary deposits? How does this happen?

Question

I was wondering how exactly these two different deposits form within rock. Is it similar to having a pothole and having debris blow into it and it accumulates?

Answer 1

While that is possible.  Most if not all sediments are laid down in a horizontal direction. However due to the activity of Global Tectonics, there horizontal beds can folded, faulted and twisted to where they are now anything from horizontal to vertical.

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