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DETRITAL SEDIMENTS [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
CONT

Sediments ... formed from broken pieces of rock are called detrital sediments ...

CONT

Detrital sediments are ... characterized by their sorting, the degree to which clastic particle sizes are similar. Sediments are described as poorly-sorted if a mix of particle sizes is present, and well-sorted if primarily one particle size is present.

OBS

Alluvial formations are composed mainly of detritic sediments of varying grain size and composition.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Formation benthique caractérisée par des sédiments provenant de la désagrégation mécanique des matériaux (terrigènes) ou de tests d'animaux (biodétritique).

CONT

Le détritique côtier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Geología
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