clastic limestone
71Paradox Basin — is an asymmetric foreland basin located in southeast Utah and southwest Colorado. The basin is a large elongate northwest to southeast oriented depression formed during the late Paleozoic Era. The basin is bordered on the east by the Uncompaghre… …
72igneous rock — Any of various crystalline or glassy, noncrystalline rocks formed by the cooling and solidification of molten earth material (magma). Igneous rocks comprise one of the three principal classes of rocks, the others being metamorphic and sedimentary …
73molasse — ▪ rock thick association of continental and marine clastic sedimentary rocks that consists mainly of sandstones and shales formed as shore deposits. The depositional environments involved include beaches, lagoons, river channels, and… …
74Permian Basin — ▪ area, Texas, United States also called West Texas Basin large sedimentary basin in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, U.S., noted for its rich petroleum, natural gas, and potassium deposits. Due to its economic importance, it is one… …
75Malapa Fossil Site, Cradle of Humankind — Malapa Fossil Site, Cradle of Humankind …
76Miscast Nunataks — (80°30′S 159°9′E / 80.5°S 159.15°E / 80.5; 159.15) is a group of four nunataks which rise to 910 m on the south side of Byrd Glacier. The outcrops lie between …
77sedimentary rock — A consolidated deposit of clastic particles, chemical precipitates, or organic remains accumulated at or near the surface of the earth under normal low temperature and pressure conditions. Sedimentary rocks include consolidated equivalents… …
78cement — ce•ment [[t]sɪˈmɛnt[/t]] n. 1) bui any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usu. mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material 2) bui any of various soft, sticky substances that dry …
79cement — /səˈmɛnt / (say suh ment) noun 1. any of various substances which are soft when first prepared but later become hard or stone like, used for joining stones, making floors, etc. 2. a material of this kind (the ordinary variety, often called… …
80ce|ment´like´ — ce|ment «suh MEHNT», noun, verb. –n. 1. a) a fine, gray powder made by burning a mixture of clay and limestone: »Cement is, in essence, a mixture of the silicates and aluminates of calcium, and is one of the most important of the modern day… …
