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deposition
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deposition
1. Law
a. the giving of testimony on oath
b. the testimony so given
c. the sworn statement of a witness used in court in his absence
2. the act or instance of deposing

deposition [‚dep·ə′zish·ən]
(geology)
The laying, placing, or throwing down of any material; specifically, the constructive process of accumulation into beds, veins, or irregular masses of any kind of loose, solid rock material by any kind of natural agent.

Deposition
Christ is taken from the cross and enshrouded. [N.T.: Matthew 27:57–60; Christian Art: Appleton, 55]


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As the crystal falls, the extent to which it undergoes either depositional growth (vapor to solid phase change) or growth by riming (liquid to solid phase change) will impact the amount of air space entrapped within each crystal, and thus the subsequent SLR.
Our understanding of ore-forming mechanisms has broadened, thanks, in part, to widely available isotopic dating methods and to advances in analytical techniques that determine the ore-element sources, transport conditions and depositional processes.
The present day wet depositional flux is estimated to be approximately 7.
 
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