sedimentary series

sedimentary series
геол. осадочная серия

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого. . 2002-2012.

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  • 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 — 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 facies — Different, but contemporaneous and juxtaposed, sedimentary rocks. Terrigenous facies are accumulations of particles eroded from older rocks and transported to the depositional site. Biogenic facies are accumulations of whole or fragmented shells… …   Universalium

  • Sedimentary basin — The term sedimentary basin is used to refer to any geographical feature exhibiting subsidence and consequent infilling by sedimentation. As the sediments are buried, they are subjected to increasing pressure and begin the process of lithification …   Wikipedia

  • series — /ˈsɪəriz / (say searreez) noun (plural series) 1. a number of things, events, etc., ranged or occurring in spatial, temporal, or other succession; a sequence. 2. a set of radio or television programs which comprise a number of episodes but… …  

  • Dalradian Series — ▪ geology       sequence of highly folded and metamorphosed sedimentary and volcanic rocks of late Precambrian to Early Cambrian age, about 540 million years old, that occurs in the southeastern portions of the Scottish Highlands of Great Britain …   Universalium

  • Seine Series — ▪ geology       division of Precambrian rocks that occur in Ontario and northern Minnesota (the Precambrian began about 3.96 billion years ago and ended 540 million years ago). The Seine Series, named for prominent exposures studied along the… …   Universalium

  • Beaufort Series — ▪ geology       sedimentary rock layers that were deposited during the transition from the Permian Period to the Triassic Period. The boundary between the Lower and Upper Beaufort Series is recognized as the boundary between the Permian and… …   Universalium

  • Coutchiching Series — ▪ geology       division of rocks in the region of northern Minnesota and Ontario radiometrically dated to have formed about 2.6 billion years ago during Precambrian Time (the Precambrian lasted from 3.96 billion to 540 million years ago). Rocks… …   Universalium

  • Onverwacht series — ▪ geology       division of Archean rocks (the Archean Eon lasted from 3.96 to 2.5 billion years ago) in the Swaziland region of southern Africa. The Onverwacht series is well known from exposures in the Komati valley in the eastern Transvaal… …   Universalium

  • Bruce Series — ▪ geology       division of Precambrian rocks in North America that is well developed northeast of the Lake Huron region (the Precambrian began about 3.8 billion years ago and ended 540 million years ago). The Bruce Series is the lowermost of the …   Universalium


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