geological formation — geologinė formacija statusas Aprobuotas sritis geologija apibrėžtis Genetiškai susijusių uolienų kompleksas, kuriame gali būti išskirti ir kartografuoti aiškūs uolienų sluoksniai. atitikmenys: angl. geological formation rus. геологическая… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Geological resistance — is a measure of how well minerals resist erosive factors, and is primarily based on hardness, chemical reactivity and cohesion. [http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/geology/leveson/core/graphics/nyc mins2/resistance.html] The more hardness, less… … Wikipedia
Onondaga (geological formation) — The Onondaga Formation is a group of hard limestones and dolostones of Devonian age that form an important geographic feature in the area of outcrop.In upstate New York and southern Ontario the sedimentary rocks tend to slope slightly to the… … Wikipedia
Formation (stratigraphy) — A formation or geological formation is the fundamental unit of lithostratigraphy. A formation consists of a certain number of rock strata that have a comparable lithology, facies or other similar properties. Formations are not defined on the… … Wikipedia
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Formation — can refer to:* Aerobatic formation, aerobatics performed with several aircraft * Formation (military), a high level military organization * Formation (paper property), defining the fibre distribution within the paper sheet * Tactical formation,… … Wikipedia
Formation de Laramie — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Laramie (homonymie). La Formation de Laramie au nord est du Colorado. La formation de Laramie est une formation géologique datant du Crétacé, nommée … Wikipédia en Français
Geological unit — A geological unit is a volume of rock or ice of identifiable origin and age range that is defined by the distinctive and dominant, easily mapped and recognizable petrographic, lithologic or paleontologic features (facies) that characterize it.… … Wikipedia
Geological history of Earth — impacting the Earth in a glancing blow. [cite journal | last = R. Canup and E. Asphaug | title = Origin of the Moon in a giant impact near the end of the Earth s formation | journal = Nature | volume = 412 | pages = 708–712 | date = 2001 | url =… … Wikipedia
formation — noun 1 making/developing sth ADJECTIVE ▪ policy ▪ the top civil servants who are responsible for policy formation VERB + FORMATION ▪ lead to, result in ▪ This … Collocations dictionary
