Let $Y$ be a reduced scheme of locally finite type over a field $\kappa$. Set $Y^{(0)}:=Y$ and let $Y^{(i+1)}$ be the complement of the set of normal points in $Y^{(i)}$. The irreducible components of $Y^{(i)}\setminus Y^{(i+1)}$ are called strata of $Y$. There is a partial ordering on the set of strata given by $R_{1}\leq R_{2}$ if and only if $\overline{R_{1}}\subseteq\overline{R_{2}}$. A cycle $Z\in Z(Y)$ is called a strata cycle if there are strata $S_{1},...,S_{n}$ of $Y$ such that $Z=\sum m_{i}\overline{S_{i}}$ with $m_{i}\in\mathbb{R}$.