Skip to main content

An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NALT Centro

Preferred term

sedimentos

Type

Product

Definition

Material sólido, mineral y orgánico, que se encuentra en suspensión, es transportado o ha sido trasladado desde su lugar de origen por el aire, el agua, la gravedad o el hielo y ha llegado a la superficie terrestre, sobre o bajo el nivel del mar.
Source: Schwarz, Charles F.; Thor, Edward C.; Elsner, Gary H. 1976. Wildland planning glossary. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-13. Berkeley, Calif.: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station
Type: https://lod.nal.usda.gov/naltv#Definition

Broader concept

geología

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

In other languages

sediments

English
sediment
sediment grains
sedimentary materials (geological)

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/6755

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/19/06, last modified 3/28/19