Comparison of the Bedding Errors of Artificially and Naturally Deposited Sediments with Those Predicted from a Simple Model

Summary. Sediment of fine silt grade (10μm median diameter) has been deposited in a flume on beds of various small slopes. The deviation of the remanence due to the slope (the “bedding error”β) has been measured and its variation with the angle of slope α has been ascertained for a geomagnetic field inclination of 80°. The ratio β/α is compared with that observed by Rees (1964) in natural sediments, and with that predicted from a simple theoretical model. The observed and predicted results are in satisfactory agreement for both natural and artificial sediments.