non-deposition
noun[U]
geologyspecialized(alsonondeposition)uk/ˌnɒn.dep.əˈzɪʃ.ən/us/ˌnɑːn.dep.əˈzɪʃ.ən/thefactofrockorsoilnot beingdeposited(=laiddown,especiallybywindorwater):
Creeks arethoughtto beareasof non-depositionratherthanareasoferosion.
Thenodularlimestones wereformedduringextensiveperiodsof nondeposition.
- These aredistinctiveareasof non-deposition,sedimentstarvationandcondensation.
- Theshallowdepressions, which wereoriginallyareasof non-deposition, areslowlyconvertedtocreeks.
- Theabsenceof biozone isprobablycausedby non-deposition during subaerialexposure.
Geology - general words
- Anthropocene
- aquifer
- auriferous
- biozone
- Cambrian
- carboniferous
- cementation
- Cretaceous
- Holocene
- hoodoo
- interbed
- Jurassic
- karst
- plate tectonics
- pyroclastic
- Quaternary
- sedimentation
- selenologist
- tectonic
- the rock cycle