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differential compaction
The uneven settling of homogeneous earth material under the influence of gravity (as where thick sediments in depressions settle more rapidly than thinner sediments on hilltops) or by differing degrees of compactability of sediments (as where clay loses more interstitial water and comes to occupy less volume than sand).
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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