sedimentary rock
Example Sentences
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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
Shale is, after all, the most common sedimentary rock and found all over the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
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
This basin is filled with kilometers of looser sedimentary rock which make seismic ground shaking stronger, and the new data can help scientists make more accurate models of future ground shaking in the area.
From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2024
The organ-pipes were basaltic** in character but, to my great joy, I found the beacons were of sedimentary rock.
From The Home of the Blizzard Being the Story of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, 1911-1914 by Mawson, Douglas, Sir
