sedimentary rock
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3.5
- noun
- /ˌsɛdɪˈmɛnˌtɛri rɑk/
- Specialized
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roca sedimentaria
- layers of sedimentary rock
- fine-grained sedimentary rock
- grained sedimentary rock
And you have this, this law called Steno's law of super positioning, where each layer, newer layers in, in sedimentary rock are higher up.
- And you have this, this law called Steno's law of super positioning, where each layer, newer layers in, in sedimentary rock are higher up.
Examples
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It's a tremendous sack of sedimentary rocks that records most of the history of the planet.
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On this foundation are layers of sedimentary rocks laid down by winds or water.
Academic text (2009) -
In most of them, you can see the layered structures of sedimentary rocks.
Blog text (14) -
On an island off Greenland, we find sedimentary rocks 3.86 billion years old, containing complex cells.
Fiction book (1999) -
Most of the Earth's surface is covered with sedimentary rock—the kind of rock deposited by water.
Blog text (7) -
Sedimentary rock underlies the Ozark Plateau and the Ouachita uplands.
Academic text (2012) -
The process of forming sedimentary rock begins with the accumulation of particles over time.
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Geologists investigate sedimentary rock to learn about past environmental conditions.
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Rivers and lakes are common locations for the formation of sedimentary rock.
How Consolidated
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'rock formed by deposited sediment' is directly and compositionally derived from 'sedimentary' (relating to sediment/deposition) + 'rock' (solid mineral material). This adjective+noun composition follows a common, predictable pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Sedimentary rock gives a simple picture: tiny pieces like sand, mud and shells slowly fall and pile up in layers, and the word sedimentary points to these pieces. Over time the layers press together and turn into hard rock, so the phrase means 'rock made from layers of small pieces'.