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Lamination (geology)

Thin layers present in sedimentary rock

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Attrition (erosion)
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Clastic rock

Sedimentary rocks made of mineral or rock fragments

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Kankar

Geological term

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Graded bedding

Type of layering in sediment or sedimentary rock

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Imbrication (sedimentology)

Overlapping aligned fragments in sedimentary rock

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Cyclic sediments

Type of layers in sedimentary rocks

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Equidimensional (geology)
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Contourite

Type of sedimentary deposit

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Dish structure
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Antidune

Bedform in channeled environments

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Bouma sequence

Set of structures in sediments or sedimentary rocks

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Sedimentary budget
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Neomorphism

Metamorphic process

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Sediment gravity flow

Sediment transport mechanism

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Omarolluk

Feature found in sedimentary rocks

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Subaqueous fan

Type of sediment deposit

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Soil gradation

Classification of grainy soils based on the sizes of their grains

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Tectonic influences on alluvial fans
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Roddon
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Wave-formed ripple
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Suspended load
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Turbidity current

Underwater current of sediment-laden water moving downslope

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Load cast

Bulges, lumps, and lobes that form on bedding planes

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Tempestite

Type of storm deposit

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Laterite

Product of rock weathering in wet tropical climates rich in iron and aluminium

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Back-stripping

Geophysical analysis technique

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Shrink–swell capacity
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Alluvium

Loose soil or sediment that is eroded and redeposited in a non-marine setting

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