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• sedimentary rock — Rock formed at or near the Earth s surface by the accumulation and lithification of fragments of preexisting rocks or by precipitation from solution at normal surface temperatures. Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are… …   Universalium

• Sedimentary rock — Middle Triassic marginal marine sequence of siltstones (below) and limestones (above), Virgin Formation, southwestern Utah, USA Sedimentary rock are types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the Earth s surface and within… …   Wikipedia

• sedimentary rock — noun rock formed from consolidated clay sediments • Hypernyms: ↑rock, ↑stone • Hyponyms: ↑argillite, ↑arenaceous rock, ↑argillaceous rock, ↑rudaceous rock, ↑slate, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Salt tectonics — is concerned with the geometries and processes associated with the presence of significant thicknesses of rock salt within a sequence of rocks. This is due both to the low density of salt, which does not increase with burial, and its low strength …   Wikipedia

• salt dome — Geol. a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth s surface by the upward movement of a mass of salt, may reach thousands of feet in vertical extent, and is more or less circular in plan: often associated with oil and gas pools. Cf …   Universalium

• Salt Point State Park — and many others. The weather is cool with fog and cold winds even during the summer. The rocks of Salt Point are sedimentary sandstone. Due to the large amounts of sandstone, tafoni can be found along the shore of Salt Point.Cultural and natural… …   Wikipedia

• salt dome — noun : a domical anticline in sedimentary rocks having a mass of rock salt as its core and being forced up in plastic form by earth stresses from an underlying bed of salt * * * Geol. a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth s… …   Useful english dictionary

• Salt Range — ▪ mountains, Pakistan       series of hills and low mountains between the valleys of the Indus and Jhelum rivers, located in the northern part of the Punjab region of Pakistan. It derives its name from extensive deposits of rock salt that form… …   Universalium

• salt dome — /ˈsɒlt doʊm/ (say solt dohm) noun (in sedimentary rocks) a domelike anticline having a core of rock salt which was forced upwards from an underlying bed of salt when in the plastic state under pressure. Also, salt plug …  

• salt dome — noun Date: 1908 a domical anticline in sedimentary rock that has a mass of rock salt as its core …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Salt dome —   A domical arch (anticline) of sedimentary rock beneath the earth s surface in which the layers bend downward in opposite directions from the crest and that has a mass of rock salt as its core.   U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information… …   Energy terms