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- detrital formation
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- Definition body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics distinguishing it from surrounding rock, comprised of loose material resulting from the weathering, abrasion, or erosion of rock that has been transported away from the place where it was produced Reference "COM-EN, based on:- Allaby, Michael. ""formation."" (23.2.2024) In A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences. : Oxford University Press, 2020. - Allaby, Michael. ""detritus."" (23.2.2024) In A Dictionary of Geology and Earth Sciences. : Oxford University Press, 2020. - North American Commission on Stratigraphic Nomenclature (November 2005). ""North American Stratigraphic Code"" (23.2.2024) (PDF). AAPG Bulletin. 89 (11): 1547–1591. doi:10.1306/07050504129. "