(1) The act or process of forming or accumulating sediment in layers, including such processes as the separation of rock particles from the material from which the sediment is derived, the transportation of these particles to the site of deposition, the actual deposition or settling of the particles, the chemical and other (early diagenetic) changes occurring in the sediment, and the ultimate consolidation of the sediment into solid rock. SeeDeposition (2) Less broadly, the process of deposition of sediment. (3) Strictly, the act or process of depositing sediment by mechanical means from a state of suspension in air or water or by ice and under the influence of gravity. (4) The accumulation of deposits of colluvium and alluvium derived from accelerated erosion of the soil. (5)silting up.
Образование всех видов осадков в природных условиях путем перехода осадочного материала из подвижного или взвешенного состояния (в водной или воздушной среде) в неподвижное (осадок), совокупность процессов образования осадков, включающая в себя стадии размыва, транспортировки и осаждения (седиментации) осадочного материала.
Sedimentaatio on aineksen kulutusta, kuljetusta ja kerrostumista.
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