Sedimentation
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Sedimentation is the deposition of sediments. It takes place when particles in suspension settle out of the fluid in which they are entrained and come to rest against a barrier. This is due to their m
Settling pond for iron particles at water works
Siltation
Gediz delta, showing a typical natural delta landscape
Channel Stellarton Fm Coalburn Pit
Geologic record
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The geologic record, in stratigraphy, paleontology and other natural sciences, is the entirety of the layers of rock strata - deposits laid down by volcanism or by deposition of sediment derived from
The layer cake like appearance of concordant strata laid down over hundreds of thousands of years (in northern Spain)
Strata turned sideways by orogenic forces near San Sebastián, Spain
Horseshoe Canyon Formations exposed in Horseshoe Canyon near Drumheller, Alberta
Well-stratified and fully exposed sedimentary formations in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada) extend over large areas exposing eons of rock history through numerous wind and water exposed strata layers