Concept information
PREFERRED TERM
Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37
DEFINITION
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Concretions are masses of mineral matter embedded within rock layers, including limestone, sandstone, and shale. They often take shape when minerals precipitating (settling) out of water collect around a nucleus, such as a pebble, leaf, shell, bone, or fossil.
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Source: https://geokansas.ku.edu/concretion
Created: 1/19/22
BROADER CONCEPT
- chemical sediments (en)
ENTRY TERMS
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crusts (rocks) (en)
Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37
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encrustations (en)
Created: 2019-09-04T12:02:37
SCOPE NOTE
- Use only for mineral deposits formed within sediments (en)
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URI
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8881a46c
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