Bilingual glossary of geology


   Sedimentary rocks

Alteration
Angle of Repose
Basin
Bed
Bed Load
Bedding
Biochemical (Sedimentary Rock)
Bioturbation
Burial
Carbonates (idem - Carbonate Rocks)
Cementation
Chemical (Sedimentary Rock)
Chemical Precipitation
Chemical Weathering
Clastic (syn.: Detrital) (Sedimentary Rock)
Clay
Coal
Compaction
Cross-Stratification
Current Ripple
Deposit (Sedimentary)
Dune
Erosion
Evaporite
Glacier
Grading (Sediment)
Grain
Grain-Size Distribution
Gravel
Lamina (pl. Laminae)
Laminar Flow
Lithification
Lithology
Mass Movement
Mud
Mud Crack
Oscillatory Ripple
Physical Weathering
Ripple (syn.: Ripple Mark)
Saltation
Sand
Scour Mark
Sediment
Sedimentary Environment
Sedimentary Rock
Sedimentary Structures (Depositional, Erosional, Deformational, Biogenic)
Siliciclastic (Sediment, Rocks)
Silt
Sorting
Stratification
Stratigraphy
Stromatolite
Structure
Suspension
Suspension Load
Texture
Tool Mark
Trace Fossil (syn.: Ichnofossil)
Traction
Turbulent Flow
Unconsolidated (Particles)
Weathering


GEO1515 - Introduction aux matériaux terrestres
GEO1115 - Introduction to Earth Materials

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