sedimentary

adjective

sed·i·men·ta·ry | \ ˌse-də-ˈmen-tə-rē ,

-ˈmen-trē \

Definition of sedimentary

1 : of, relating to, or containing sediment sedimentary deposits

2 : formed by or from deposits of sediment sedimentary rock

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The organic molecules and volatiles, comparable to samples of sedimentary rock rich in organics on Earth, included thiopene, methylthiophenes methanethiol and dimethylsulfide. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "NASA's Curiosity rover finds organic matter on Mars," 7 June 2018 Over time, the layers have folded upward, forming the ridge, and the topmost basalt layer is now sliding over the sedimentary layer beneath it. — Kirk Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, "In Washington state, a natural disaster unfolds in slow motion," 22 Jan. 2018 Over time, the layers have folded upward, forming the ridge, and the topmost basalt layer is now sliding over the sedimentary layer beneath it. — Kirk Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, "In Washington state, a natural disaster unfolds in slow motion," 22 Jan. 2018 Columbus could barely feel it through the sedimentary layers of pain. — Karan Mahajan, The New Republic, "After the Strongman," 26 Mar. 2018 Over time, the layers have folded upward, forming the ridge, and the topmost basalt layer is now sliding over the sedimentary layer beneath it. — Kirk Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, "In Washington state, a natural disaster unfolds in slow motion," 22 Jan. 2018 Now new research describes sedimentary evidence from eastern Colombia and northwestern Brazil that suggests the enormous basin was covered by ocean water at least twice in the past. — Angela Posada-swafford, Scientific American, "Amazon Rain Forest May Have Once Been a Giant Marine Lake," 1 July 2017 Over time, the layers have folded upward, forming the ridge, and the topmost basalt layer is now sliding over the sedimentary layer beneath it. — Kirk Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, "In Washington state, a natural disaster unfolds in slow motion," 22 Jan. 2018 Over time, the layers have folded upward, forming the ridge, and the topmost basalt layer is now sliding over the sedimentary layer beneath it. — Kirk Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, "In Washington state, a natural disaster unfolds in slow motion," 22 Jan. 2018

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