sedimentary

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The leftover carbon dioxide will be stored deep beneath the North Sea in sedimentary bedrock and will gradually mineralize over time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

For centuries, Lake Maracaibo’s environs were known for natural seepage of oil rising to the surface from sedimentary rock, a phenomenon also seen in sites like Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

They noticed there was a clear sedimentary change from pre-earthquake lagoon silt to post-earthquake rooted soil.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2024

A research team at Tsinghua University in China also calls plastistone “an emerging type of sedimentary rock.”

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2024

In the event, the sedimentary layer was 50 percent deeper than expected and the basaltic layer was never found at all.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson