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clastic sediment [′klas·tik ′sed·ə·mənt] (geology) Deposits of clastic materials transported by mechanical agents. Also known as mechanical sediment. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Following the opening of the South Atlantic, vast quantities of clastic sediments were poured into the delta giving rise to three main rock units which are partially time equivalents and were deposited as prograded wedges. Charles to Kansas City, crossing notable karst in Ordovician and Mississippian carbonate rocks, into Pennsylvanian strata that is primarily clastic sediments with few karst features. Following the opening of the South Atlantic, vast quantities of clastic sediments were poured into the delta giving rise to three main rock units which are partially time equivalents and were deposited as prograded wedges. |
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