sedimentary deposit
101Kaolin Deposits of Charentes Basin, France — The geological unit called Charentes basin is composed of Eocene and Oligocene deposits, laid above karstic limestone formations of the Campagnien, in the North of the Aquitaine Basin. The kaolin clays of Charentes belong to this mainly… …
102Oil shale geology — Main article: Oil shale Outcrop of Ordovician kukersite oil shale, northern Estonia. Oil shale geology is a branch of geologic sciences which studies the formation and composition of …
103coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …
104Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …
105lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) …
106Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly …
107Glossary 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,… …
108Cambrian Period — Oldest time division of the Paleozoic Era. During the Cambrian, 543–490 million years ago, there were widespread seas and several scattered landmasses. The largest continent was Gondwana. The average climate was probably warmer than today, with… …
109Yilgarn Craton — The Yilgarn Craton is a large craton which constitutes the bulk of the Western Australian land mass. It is bounded by a mixture of sedimentary basins and Proterozoic fold and thrust belts. Zircon grains in the Jack Hills, Narryer Gneiss Terrane… …
110Paleotempestology — is the study of past tropical cyclone activity by means of geological proxies as well as historical documentary records. The term was coined by Kerry Emanuel.Methodsedimentary proxy recordsExamples of proxies include overwash deposits preserved… …
