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rock sequence

rock sequence noun: a suite of rocks containing a variety of separate strata, with an overall lithology that can be used to interpret the paleoenvironment of deposition over a certain period.

Noun

rock sequence (plural rock sequences)

  1. A suite of rocks containing a variety of separate strata, with an overall lithology that can be used to interpret the paleoenvironment of deposition over a certain period.

Forms of rock sequence

pluralrock sequences

Questions about rock sequence

What does rock sequence mean?
Rock sequence means a suite of rocks containing a variety of separate strata, with an overall lithology that can be used to interpret the paleoenvironment of deposition over a certain period.
What part of speech is rock sequence?
Rock sequence is a noun.
What is the plural of rock sequence?
The plural of rock sequence is rock sequences.

Words near rock sequence in the dictionary

  1. rock samphires
  2. rock sandwort
  3. rock scorpion
  4. rock scorpions
  5. rock sea lavender
  6. rock sequence
  7. rock sequences
  8. rock shaft
  9. rock shafts
  10. rock shandies
  11. rock shandy

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