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- Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel
concretionary particle
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| Preferred Labelskos:prefLabel | concretionary particle |
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| Definitionskos:definition | A hard, compact mass or aggregate of mineral matter, normally subsperical but commonly oblate, disc-shaped or irregular. Formed by precipitation of mineral from solution in the pores of a granular rock, localized around a nucleus or center, to define a discrete, sharply separated object. Size ranges from cm to meters. Particle geometry description for concretion describes the concretion size and shape, not the size and shape of particles forming the concretion. |
| Broaderbroader |
aggregate non clastic particle
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| See AlsoseeAlso | Particle Type |
| Is Defined ByisDefinedBy | Particle Type |