sedimentary rock
English
Noun
sedimentary rock (countable and uncountable, plural sedimentary rocks)
- (geology) One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution.
- 2012, Chinle Miller, In Mesozoic Lands: The Mesozoic Geology of Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, Kindle edition:
- It's a geological wonderland, with great exposures of colorful and varied sedimentary rocks.
Translations
one of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth
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