sedimentary facies

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sedimentary facies

Different, but contemporaneous and juxtaposed, sedimentary rocks. Terrigenous facies are accumulations of particles eroded from older rocks and transported to the depositional site. Biogenic facies are accumulations of whole or fragmented shells and other hard parts of animals. Chemical facies result from precipitation of inorganic material from solution. The shapes and characteristics of facies may change as conditions change over time.

sedimentary facies [¦sed·ə¦men·trē ′fā·shēz]

(geology)

A stratigraphic facies differing from another part or parts of the same unit in both lithologic and paleontologic characters.

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