Bilingual glossary of geology

Unconsolidated particles formed by the weathering and erosion of rock, by chemical precipitation of materials dissolved in water, or from the secretions of organisms. After their formation, sediment are typically transported (water, ice, wind) and deposited some distance from their place of origin (adapted from: Tarbuck and Lutgens, 2008).

Themes:
  Sedimentary rocks

Related words:
  Erosion
  Chemical Precipitation
  Deposit (Sedimentary)