redbed

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redbed [′red‚bed]

(geology)

Continentally deposited sediment composed principally of sandstone, siltsone, and shale; red in color due to the presence of ferric oxide (hematite). Also known as red rock.

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No references found			Fluoride levels in groundwater influenced by associated evaporites and redbeds are also elevated in this area, and have a mean concentration of 1. International year of planet earth 2. Earth and health--building a ... by Rasmussen, Pat E.; Gardner, H.D. / Geoscience Canada The sequence is dominated by Upper Jurrasic-Cretaceous redbeds, covered by Tertiary poorly consolidated gravels and subordinately by ignimbrites. Metallica Resources Inc. joint ventures Chilean Gold Project with BHP by Business Wire Cu-Ag in Redbeds Proterozoic basalts and some sedimentary members of the Richmond Gulf Group (Chandler 1988) located around Guillaume-Delisle Lake in the southwestern part of the region host redbed-type deposits containing chalcocite and bornite (Labbe and Lacoste 2004). Government geoscience stimulates mineral exploration in the superior ... by Simard, Martin / Geoscience Canada			Red Waistcoat Festival red water red white-dwarf star Red Willow County Red Willow Reservoir State Recreation Area Red Wing red wire red zinc ore red zone Red, White and Blue Red-Backed Mice Red-backed Shrike Red-Billed Chough Red-Breasted Rose Finch red-figure pottery Red-Hardness Red-Headed League, the Red-Shortness Red-Spotted Bluethroat red-tape operation Red-Toothed Shrews Red-Yellow Podzolic soil redact Redaction Redan redbed redbird Redbreast redbrick Redbridge redbud Redcar and Cleveland Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site redcoat Redcode redcurrant Redding Redding, J. Saunders Redding, Otis Reddish-Brown Lateritic soil Reddish-Brown soil Redditch Reddy, Neelam Sanjiva Rededia Redeemer redefine redemption Redemption Operation Redemption-Free Land Allotment redeposition redevelopment			REDAR REDAR REDAR REDAR Redargue Redargue redarguere Redargution Redargution Redargutory REDARS REDAS REDB Redback Redback Redback Business Object Redback Networks Inc. Redback spider Redback spider redback spiders redback vole Redbacked Redbacks redbait redbaited redbaiter redbaiting redbaiting redbaits Redbank Valley Municipal Authority redbed redbelly Redbelly Snake redberry Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve Redberry Operant Obedience Training redbird redbird redbird redbird redbird cactus redbird flower Redbirds Redbirds redbone Redbone (disambiguation) Redbone Coonhound Redbone Hound redbones Redbook Redbooks Redbooks Redbooks redbreast redbreast redbreasts redbreasts redbrick redbrick redbrick university Redbridge

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