Sentence examples for type of sedimentary from inspiring English sources

Shale, a fine-grained type of sedimentary rock, underlies much of the nation, according to Mr. Small, a geologist.

schist and sandstoneSchist (left) is a fine-grained metamorphic rock rich in mica, and sandstone (right) is a type of sedimentary rock.

Turbidite, a type of sedimentary rock composed of layered particles that grade upward from coarser to finer sizes and are thought to have originated from ancient turbidity currents in the oceans.

The original claim was that the green and white layered rocks were of a type of sedimentary rock known as banded iron formations, indicating they had been formed at the bottom of an ocean, and that they contained high concentrations of light carbon, considered a fingerprint of life.

Tectonics primarily determines the type of sedimentary facies present and the associated spatial distribution pattern.

According to the thickness of the sand body of each layer, the in-plane facies of each layer are drawn with the type of sedimentary petrofacies of different wells.

Several types of sedimentary deposit are associated with glaciation.

Knowing this and the types of sedimentary rock formations that commonly include coal, geologists can quite readily locate coal-bearing areas.

In this paper 510 small rock samples of three types of sedimentary rocks (micritic limestone, crystalline limestone and sandstone) are tested in three different sizes (3 5 mm).

A study at Cuvieri Cave has allowed new insights into the dynamics and evolution of these types of sedimentary facies and their relation to the nearby landscape.

In this study, a series of diffusion experiments were performed to measure the permanganate diffusion and reaction in four different types of sedimentary rocks (dark gray mudstone, light gray mudstone, red sandstone, and tan sandstone).