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A geological formation is a body of earth material with distinctive and characteristic properties and a degree of homogeneity in its physical properties. A formation may be a made of rock or of unconsolidated material such as sand, gravel and clay and can be mapped on the earth's surface or traced in the subsurface.
Ãâó: www.epa.gov/region5/water/uic/glossary.htm
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A broadly used term applied to calcite growths in caves. Synonymous with speleothem.
Ãâó: www.nps.gov/cave/glossary.htm
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A distinctive body of rock that serves as a convenient unit for study and mapping. Formations can be distinguished from one place to another.
Ãâó: imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/glossary/letter.asp
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| formatio reticularis |
von der Medulla oblongata bis zum Thalamus reichendes Netzwerk von Nervenzellen, das zur Aufrechterhaltung der Funktionsgleichgewichte des K?pers beitr?t. Es enth?t ua Zentren f? die Regulierung von Atmung und Kreislauf, der K?pertemperatur oder der Futter- und Wasseraufnahme sowie das retikul?e aktivierende System (RAS)
Ãâó: www.schuett-abraham.de/glossar.htm
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| formation |
A mappable rock unit.
Ãâó: museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nhns2/glossary.htm
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