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mechanical sediment
Sediment that has been brought to its places of deposition as separate particles by mechanical means. Water, wind, and ice are the agents commonly involved; the resulting rocks are conglomerate, sandstone, siltstone, shale, and certain limestones.
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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