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эоловый тип косой слоистости
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
Comb Ridge — from the air, above Bluff Utah and the San Juan River. Photo by Doc Searls. Comb Ridge is a linear north to south trending monocline nearly 120 miles long in southeast Utah and Arizona. Composed of Jurassic age Navajo Sandstone, it displays… … Wikipedia
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
Navajo Sandstone — A prominent cuesta of Navajo Sandstone rims the edge of the San Rafael Swell in eastern Utah. Navajo Sandstone Type Geological formation … Wikipedia
Aeolian processes — Aeolian (or Eolian or Æolian) processes pertain to the activity of the winds and more specifically, to the winds ability to shape the surface of the Earth and other planets. Winds may erode, transport, and deposit materials, and are effective… … Wikipedia
Opportunity — Mars Rover Opportunity (MER B), künstlerische Darstellung NSSDC ID 2003 032A Missionsziel Mars, Meridiani Planum Auftraggeber NASA … Deutsch Wikipedia
stratification — /strat euh fi kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or an instance of stratifying. 2. a stratified state or appearance: the stratification of ancient ruins from eight different periods. 3. Sociol. the hierarchical or vertical division of society according… … Universalium
Geology of the Grand Canyon area — The geology of the Grand Canyon area exposes one of the most complete sequences of rock anywhere, representing a period of nearly 2 billion years of the Earth s history in that part of North America. The major sedimentary rock layers exposed in… … Wikipedia
Shoal — Bar (landform) redirects here. For other uses, see Bar (disambiguation)#Landforms. Sandbank redirects here. For other uses, see Sandbank (disambiguation). For other uses, see Shoal (disambiguation). Sandbar between St. Agnes and Gugh on the Isles … Wikipedia
Glossary of geology terms — Here is a glossary of Geological terms.A*Abyssal plain Flat or very gently sloping areas of the deep ocean basin floor. *Absolute dating the process of determining a specific date (in years or some other unit of time) for an archaeological,… … Wikipedia
cave — cavelike, adj. /kayv/, n., v., caved, caving. n. 1. a hollow in the earth, esp. one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc. 2. a storage cellar, esp. for wine. 3. Eng. Hist. a secession, or a group of seceders, from a… … Universalium