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Parting lineation

Subtly aligned mineral grains on plane-bedded surfaces.

How it forms
Flow over plane beds in the lower part of the upper flow regime.
Typical setting
Plane-bedded sands
Way up
Not a way-up indicator
Flow direction
Not covered in the sources used here.

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Sources

Wikipedia: Sedimentary structures