Limestone is an example of a sedimentary rock. From LearnThat.org.
sedimentary deposits. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The column is deposited only in sedimentary environments, where conditions favor the accumulation of sediments. From Wordnik.com. [A Confession] Reference
The research work is based on the study of samples obtained in sedimentary bowls from the south of Spain to Turkey. From Wordnik.com. [The Penguin and Daniel Webster] Reference
Fossils preserved in sedimentary rocks will display that era's primary forms, reflective of that era's ecology and life's adaptations to best exploit it. From Wordnik.com. [Beckwith on ID] Reference
The oil is trapped in minuscule cells of porous subsurface rocks in so-called sedimentary basins. From Wordnik.com. [What Lies Below?] Reference
The parts of the earth's crust, which the geologists call the sedimentary formations, were not formed all at once. From Wordnik.com. [Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men] Reference
In the span of millions of years, the growing weight of sediments causes the deeper layers to compact and gradually turn into rocks, called sedimentary rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
Part of the problem is that alliance portfolios often result from a "sedimentary" accumulation process. From Wordnik.com. [Forbes.com: News] Reference
An element Calcium is from the earth's minerals such as sedimentary rocks which is contains a lot of mineral sources. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Chesapeake is one of the leaders in natural gas production from shale, a kind of sedimentary rock found in geological formations around the world. From Wordnik.com. [BLACK ENTERPRISE] Reference
There are few sedimentary rocks which do not contain it. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
So far it has been applied to only a few sedimentary basins. From Wordnik.com. [What Lies Below?] Reference
Shale is a fine-grained, sedimentary rock formed from compacted clay. From Wordnik.com. [Buzzword: Shale Gas] Reference
Another class of sedimentary formations met with along the banks of the. From Wordnik.com. [Continental Monthly , Vol. 5, No. 6, June, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
I see a geology map lists that district as sedimentary and volcanic rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950] Reference
For instance, one place was the recipient of a vast amount of sedimentary deposits. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken] Reference
The foot plateau which succeeds is composed of sedimentary rocks dating from Trias to Jurassic. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"] Reference
I smell, in their arrayed dreaming, the sedimentary; austere inference; traces of residual magnetism. From Wordnik.com. [The Bison's Alimony] Reference
Vats highly charged with sedimentary matter, or with zinc or lime, are often the cause of loose shades. From Wordnik.com. [The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics] Reference
India has a sedimentary basin of 3.14 million square kilometers but so far only a third has been explored. From Wordnik.com. [India Official: No Information on Barring China in Oil, Gas Blocks Auction] Reference
And curds (white lumps), or mucus (sedimentary, slimy phlegm), indicate that the food is not well digested. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
Attempts have been made to estimate the length of time required to form the sedimentary crust of the earth. From Wordnik.com. [The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races] Reference
So far, only about 30 percent of the sedimentary basins that are believed to exist have been adequately explored. From Wordnik.com. [What Lies Below?] Reference
Sulphur is of two kinds, one of which is of volcanic emanation, the other being closely allied to sedimentary rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 647, May 26, 1888] Reference
He removes the fæcal matter from water closets and the sedimentary production of kitchen sinks by pneumatic agency. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884] Reference
First, then, variations in the site of sedimentary deposition are brought about independently of subterranean movements. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
The greater portion is occupied by crystalline schists of sedimentary origin belonging to the Eastern Highland sequence. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy"] Reference
Moldova landlocked; well endowed with various sedimentary rocks and minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
"" City Cross-Section '' introduces a fourth dimension, time, showing how sedimentary layers beneath a city preserve its past. From Wordnik.com. [Thin Slices Of Life] Reference
In reality, all limestone landscapes are like that: rain acting on carbon-rich sedimentary rocks sculpts magic worlds underground. From Wordnik.com. [The deadly lure of cave paintings] Reference
Geography - note: landlocked; well endowed with various sedimentary rocks and minerals including sand, gravel, gypsum, and limestone. From Wordnik.com. [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Still we must expect, for reasons before stated, that chasms will for ever continue to occur, in some parts of our sedimentary series. From Wordnik.com. [The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology)] Reference
Whichever species, the cockroaches or the rats, will evolve and eventually begin mining the 'sedimentary plastic layers' where we used to live. From Wordnik.com. [Environmentalists losing ground] Reference
As we covered in Buzzword: Shale gas, this natural gas contained within fine-grained, sedimentary rock is a topic of much interest for the energy industry. From Wordnik.com. [Shale gas holds promise, but drilling for it is controversial] Reference
Time is written into the sedimentary layers of the cliffs he photographed, or computed in the rings of the inconceivably ancient and enormous Californian sequoias. From Wordnik.com. [Eadweard Muybridge: pioneer photographer] Reference
The mission: to discover a way to safely and economically extract fuel from oil shale, a type of sedimentary rock found in Wyoming, Utah, and especially Colorado's Western Slope. From Wordnik.com. [America’s Untapped Oil] Reference
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