sedimentary deposit

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sedimentary
adjective
uk
/ˌsed.ɪˈmen.tər.i/us
/ˌsed.əˈmen.t̬ɚ.i/
(of rock) made from sediment left by the action of water, ice, ...
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deposit
noun
uk
/dɪˈpɒz.ɪt/us
/dɪˈpɑː.zɪt/
a substance or layer that is left, usually after a liquid ...
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Popularly mistaken for a volcano, it is in fact an erosion-resistant metamorphosedsedimentarydepositfrom the deep sea.
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Aeolian processes, fluvial processes, and tidal processes can remove the finer portion of asedimentarydepositleaving the coarser material behind.
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Neptunists differed from the plutonists in holding that basalt was asedimentarydepositwhich included fossils and so could not be of volcanic origin.
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It is the world's slowest-accumulatingsedimentarydepositat around 1m per 1000 yrs.
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Special conditions are required, in order to preserve a footprint made in soft ground (such as an alluvial plain or a formativesedimentarydeposit).
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Climatic significance of sedimentary deposits containing dispersed megaclasts.
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Sedimentary deposits within palaeolakes indicative of aqueous origin are the primary targets - carbonates, phosphates, sulphates, halides, metallic oxides, sulphides and clays.
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Sedimentary deposits from a melting glacier might cause a conical hill.
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This water table would have settled various sedimentary deposits.
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The sedimentary deposits are most likely the result of infrequent but intense periods of rainfall.
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The landscape of this area is characterized by lavas and by sedimentary deposits originated by landslides from steep neighbouring cliffs.
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In the absence of contemporaneous sedimentary deposits draping a growing fault scarp or of intrusive bodies with complex crosscutting relationships, no conclusive answer to this question is possible.
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They are most common in deposits of marine environments, but also occur in brackish water, fresh water and terrestrial sedimentary deposits.
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In this now-classic paper there is a presentation of evidence on how rain and rivers cause erosion and sedimentary deposits.
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This disturbs the chemical balance and causes precipitation of the carbonates, which then creates sedimentary deposits.
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As the sedimentary deposits were compacted, water was squeezed out, hence turning clay minerals into mica, and then solid mudstone.
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Since their deposition they have been extensively deformed, eroded, intruded by lavas, and largely covered by igneous bodies and sedimentary deposits.
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The subsoil consists of old sedimentary deposits of schist and sandstone.
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Poorly recovered and preserved sedimentary deposits indicated a shallow-reef bed typical of terraced flanking reefs and banks, as well as volcanic sand.
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Most of the flatter areas of the municipality have rich sedimentary deposits of topsoil over a bed of limestone, which was former seabed.
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