sedimentary rock
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Workers were digging in a fossil-rich sedimentary rock unit known as the Santiago Formation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Shale is, after all, the most common sedimentary rock and found all over the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Imprinted in sediments or sedimentary rock, they record a specific moment of activity and confirm the exact location where an individual stood or moved.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2025
Companies drill wells for the gas and, in many cases, shoot water and chemicals into the sedimentary rock to force methane up to the surface where they collect it and pipe it to refineries.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
The new evidence may be stated as follows: Estimates of the amounts of sedimentary rock on the continents have repeatedly been made.
From The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays by John Joly
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