Concept information

science > natural science > earth science > sedimentology

Preferred term

sedimentology  

Definition

  • The scientific study of sedimentary rocks and of the processes by which they were formed; the description, classification, origin, and interpretation of sediments.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/12139

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