sedimentary complex

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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

• Sedimentary rock — Middle Triassic marginal marine sequence of siltstones (below) and limestones (above), Virgin Formation, southwestern Utah, USA Sedimentary rock are types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth s surface and within… …   Wikipedia

• Duluth Complex — Shaded relief image showing Duluth Complex arcing from Duluth to Pigeon Point, interrupting and splitting the Mesabi and Gunflint Ranges The Duluth Complex, the related Beaver Bay Complex (often treated as part of the Duluth Complex),[1] and the… …   Wikipedia

• Gascoyne Complex — The Gascoyne Complex is a terrane of Proterozoic granite and metamorphic rock in the central western part of Western Australia. The complex outcrops at the exposed western end of the Capricorn Orogen, a 1,000 km long arcuate belt of folded,… …   Wikipedia

• Lewisian Complex — ▪ geology also called  Lewisian Gneiss,         major division of Precambrian rocks in northwestern Scotland (the Precambrian began with the formation of the Earth s crust about 3.8 billion years ago and ended 540 million years ago). In the… …   Universalium

• Stillwater igneous complex — The Stillwater igneous complex is a large ultramafic to mafic layered intrusion located in southern Montana in Stillwater, Sweet Grass and Park Counties. The complex is exposed across 30 miles (48 km) of the north flank of the Beartooth Mountain… …   Wikipedia

• Back River volcanic complex — The Back River volcanic complex is an Archean stratovolcano, located km to mi|num=480|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=0|wiki=yes northwest of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. The volcano constitutes the Back Group of the… …   Wikipedia

• Katangan Complex — ▪ geology       major division of late Precambrian rocks (the Precambrian era began about 3.8 billion years ago and ended 540 million years ago) in central Africa, especially in Katanga province, Congo (Kinshasa). The Katangan Complex is a… …   Universalium

• fundamental complex — noun 1. : a widespread complex assemblage of highly metamorphic rocks that is the foundation of the geological column : the Archean rocks 2. : an assemblage of metamorphic rocks in any region and of any age that unconformably underlies the… …   Useful english dictionary

• basement complex — /ˈbeɪsmənt ˌkɒmplɛks/ (say baysmuhnt .kompleks) noun a series of metamorphic and igneous rocks underlying dominantly sedimentary rocks, often, though not necessarily, formed before the Cambrian period. Also, basement rock …  

• Нефтегазоносная свита — ► oil and gas bearing set of rocks, oil and gas bearing sedimentary complex Мощная толща переслаивающихся пород регионального или ареального распространения, содержащая нефтяные и (или) газовые пласты. Свита включает коллекторы, флюидоупоры и… …   Нефтегазовая микроэнциклопедия