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SEDIMENTARY DEPOSIT [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

A stratified mineral deposit consisting of chemically or organically formed sediments or substance ...

CONT

Eventually the detritus is dropped by the transporting agent, be it water, wind, or ice, and it accumulates as a sedimentary deposit.

CONT

When particles are laid down as a sedimentary deposit, there will be spaces between the particles that will be filled with water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Gîte minéral dont la matière utile a été profondément transformée par les eaux d'infiltration, les agents d'érosion, de transport et de sédimentation, les micro-organismes.

CONT

[...] la densité [...] et la [...] chute des particules des dépôts sédimentaires [...] contribuent à la formation des sédiments.

OBS

L'origine peut en être purement biologique (houille, pétrole) ou physico-chimique (sels de potasse).

Spanish

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