unstratified rock

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• sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …   Universalium

• tillite — /til uyt/, n. a rock composed of consolidated till. [1915 20; TILL4 + ITE1] * * * ▪ rock       sedimentary rock that consists of consolidated masses of unweathered blocks (large, angular, detached rock bodies) and glacial till (unsorted and… …   Universalium

• un|strat|i|fied — «uhn STRAT uh fyd», adjective. not deposited in strata: »unstratified rock …   Useful english dictionary

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• loess — loessial, loessal, adj. /loh es, les, lus/, n. a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia. [1825 35; < G Löss < Swiss G lösch loose, slack (sch taken as a dial.… …   Universalium

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