Concept information
Preferred term
SEDIMENTS
Definition
- Unconsolidated particles created by the weathering and erosion of rock, by chemical precipitation from solution in water, or from the secretions of organisms, and transported by water, wind, or glaciers. (en)
Broader concept
Change note
- 2017-03-10 11:05:31.0 [tstevens] update Definition (Unconsolidated particles created by the weathering and erosion of rock, by chemical precipitation from solution in water, or from the secretions of organisms, and transported by water, wind, or glaciers.); update Definition (Lutgens, Frederick K., Edward J. Tarbuck. Essentials of Geology, 5th Edition. Prentice-Hall, Inc.: Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1995.);
URI
https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/6600ace1-fc1e-4b5a-9f82-0afa19acf037
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