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Nodule (geology)

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is used to describe a sediment or sedimentary rock composed of scattered to loosely packed nodules in matrix of like or unlike character. It is also used to describe mineral aggregates that occur in the form of nodules, e.g. colloform mineral aggregate with a bulbed surface.
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and sometimes these terms are used interchangeably. Minerals that typically form nodules include
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and the postdepositional replacement of either the enclosing limestone or chalk by this silica.
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Small mass of a mineral with a contrasting composition to the enclosing sediment or rock
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is also used for widely scattered concretionary lumps of manganese,
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is a small, irregularly rounded knot, mass, or lump of a
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nodular limestone at Jinshitan Coastal National Geopark,
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that typically has a contrasting composition, such as a
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Manganese nodule


Concretionary
Dalian
sedimentology
geology
mineral
aggregate
pyrite
coal
chert
limestone
phosphorite
marine
shale
sediment
sedimentary rock
strata
bedding
fossils
concretions
calcite
apatite
anhydrite
cobalt
iron
nickel
oceans
manganese nodules

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