metasediments in a sentence
- Phyllite is commonly found in the Dalradian metasediments of northwest Arran.
- The series comprises a complex series of metasediments and basic igneous rocks.
- Metasediments in the west grade into undifferentiated gneiss in the east ".
- The central part of the island contains metasediments from African and Indian continental shelves.
- This granite was intruded into the Late Proterozoic to Cambrian metasediments of the Dalradian Supergroup.
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- Most Yellowknife Supergroup metasediments are tightly folded ( isoclinal ) or occur in plunging anticlines.
- Although the composition of these metasediments varies widely, three major rock types are generally recognized.
- The Coeur d'Alene ( Silver Valley ) Mining District is located in Proterozoic metasediments.
- A group of Cambrian metasediments containing the Church Point formation and the intercalated High Head Formation.
- The Barren Ranges consist of metasediments, mostly uplifted by movements of the Earth's crust.
- On its north-western slopes is the famous Hutton's Unconformity in the Dalradian metasediments.
- Tectonostratigraphically, gneisses ( high-grade metamorphic rocks ) and granites are found under these metasediments.
- Phanerozoic unconformity-related deposits occur in Proterozoic metasediments below an unconformity at the base of overlying Phanerozoic sandstone.
- In the north and northeast it comes into contact with weakly country rocks, mainly Paleozoic and Jurassic metavolcanics and metasediments.
- The belt comprises tightly folded Proterozoic metasediments that rest over basement gneisses and is a part of the North Delhi fold belt.