Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,904,247,133 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

sedimentology

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.

sedimentology

Scientific discipline concerned with the physical and chemical properties of sedimentary rocks and the processes involved in their formation, including transportation, deposition, and lithification of sediments. The aim of much sedimentological research is to interpret ancient environmental conditions by studying the constituents, textures, structures, and fossil content of the deposits.


sedimentology [‚sed·ə·mən′täl·ə·jē]
(geology)
The science concerned with the description, classification, origin, and interpretation of sediments and sedimentary rock.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Snow bank stratigraphy, sidewalk sedimentology and dozens of other processes and features found in the neighbourhood probably would not inspire a senior citizen bur it may be just the thing to arouse the curiosity and inspire a grade school student, especially if the experiment takes place right outside their home or school.
of Sheffield, UK) have gathered these articles for students and researchers in earth sciences such as geomorphology, sedimentology, climatology and tectonics, discussing such topics as time scales of tectonic landscapes and their sedimentary routing systems, geomorphologic modelling of continental slope canyons and planar landforms as markers of denudation chronology.
A quarter of all papers were devoted to palaeontological topics, a fifth to stratigraphy, and a bit less than a fifth to sedimentology.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.