sedimentary strata in a sentence

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1. Foraminifera have many uses in petroleum exploration and are used routinely to interpret the ages and paleoenvironments of sedimentary strata in oil wells.
2. The combined sedimentary strata of the Paradox Basin are more than 15, 000 feet ( 4600 m ) thick in some places.
3. :: : Remember that the sedimentary strata underlying Riyadh have been absorbing water for a " lot " longer than that.
4. The types of fossils found and sedimentary strata comprising the Chuar Group are indicative of its deposition within a low-energy marine embayment.
5. Sedimentary strata from the Paratethys are difficult to correlate with those from other oceans or seas because at times it was totally separated from them.
6. This section of the Dolores River is noted for its exposed sedimentary strata, desert wildlife, and during years of heavy snowmelt for its whitewater.
7. Frequently, these red-colored sedimentary strata locally contain thin beds of conglomerate, marl, limestone, or some combination of these sedimentary rocks.
8. The Neoproterozoic "'Chuar Group "'consists of of fossiliferous, unmetamorphosed sedimentary strata that is composed of about 85 % mudrock.
9. At least eight of the 14 or 15 sedimentary strata, or rock, though some iron-bearing sand has become concreted and rock-like.
10. During the Silurian period, some magnesium substituted for some of the calcium in the carbonates, slowly forming harder ( dolomitic ) sedimentary strata in the same fashion.