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redbed

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  • noun geology any clastic and sedimentary rock that is pigmented with red ferric oxide

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Examples

  • The soils are formed from materials weathered from arkosic sedimentary rock, gravelly alluvium, and redbed shales and sandstone.

    Ecoregions of Colorado (EPA) 2008

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  • bilby commented on the word redbed

    Oh, you geologists out rhyming wittily when everyone thinks you're just stone boffins!

    September 20, 2024