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Concretion

A concretion is a hard and compact mass formed by the precipitation of mineral cement within the spaces between particles, and is found in sedimentary rock or soil. Concretions are often ovoid or spherical in shape, although irregular shapes also occur. The word concretion is borrowed from Latin concretio '(act of) compacting, condensing, congealing…

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Concretion

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related to External links · 96
Concretion → About Trovants, All, American, And Totally Real, Archived, Bibliography, Bibliography Archived, Biek, Bismarck, Blueberries' Like Mars, Cannonball, Carbonate Concretions, Central Michigan University, CMU Online Digital Object, Concretions, Concretions Digital West Media, Coprolites, Costești, Czech Republic, December
related to Cannonball concretions · 45
Concretion → Alaska, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Canada, Cannonball, Cannonball River, Cook Inlet, East Greenland, Fossil Beach, Frontier Formation, Haines Junction, Jameson Land, Kansas, Kenai Peninsula Captain Cook, Kettle Point, Kodiak Island, Koekohe, Koutu Boulders, Lake Huron, Large, Mecevici
see also · 30
Concretion → Beach, Bowling Ball Beach, CaCO3, Calcium, California, CaSO4, City, Franz Josef Land, Hardened, Island, Japanese, Kansas, Large, LondonDorodango, MarsMoeraki Boulders, Mendocino County, Natural, Natural History Museum, New ZealandMushroom Rock State, Otago
related to Kansas pop rocks · 17
Concretion → Also, Contrary, Gove County, In, Instead, Internet, Iron, Kansas, Kansas Pop, Most, Niobrara Formation, On, Other, Prolonged, Smoky Hill Chalk Member, These, They
related to Claystones, clay dogs, and fairy stones · 16
Concretion → Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Connecticut River, Connecticut River Valley, Depending, Disc, For, Harricana River, In, In Scandinavia, Massachusetts, Quaternary, Quebec, Similar, Sweden, They, Vermont
related to Septarian concretions · 13
Concretion → Beaufort Group, England, However, Kimmeridge Clay, Latin, Mancos Group, Mozambique, North America, Septarian, Skye, Staffin Shale Formation, The, They
related to Hiatus concretions · 12
Concretion → Cenozoic, Cretaceous, Hiatus, Hiatus-Konkretionen, Jurassic, Mesozoic, Most, Ordovician, Paleozoic, Their, They, Voigt
related to Moqui Marbles · 12
Concretion → Groundwater, Iron-oxidizing, It, Moki, Moqui, Moqui Marbles, Navajo Sandstone, The, These, They, Utah, When
related to Appearance · 9
Concretion → Concretions, Egypt, Faiyum, North Dakota, Qasr, Sagha Formation, Spheroidal, The, Theodore Roosevelt National Park
related to Occurrence · 8
Concretion → Concretions, Eagle Crater, Mars, Martian, Occasionally, Opportunity, Small, They

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concretions found often formed iron also carbonate clay formation form sediments calcite mineral rock septarian cannonball pyrite within rocks groundwater

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Concretionis ahard and compact mass formed by the precipitation of mineral cement within the spaces between particles0.90text
calciteinstance ofconcretions in sandstones or shales are commonly formed of a carbonate mineral0.80text
the Beaufort Group of northwest Mozambiqueinstance ofincluding lacustrine siltstones0.80text
but are most commonly found in marine shalesinstance ofincluding lacustrine siltstones0.80text
such as the Staffin Shale Formation of Skyeinstance ofincluding lacustrine siltstones0.80text
the Kimmeridge Clay of Englandinstance ofincluding lacustrine siltstones0.80text
or the Mancos Group of North America.It is commonly thought that concretions grew incrementally from the inside outwardsinstance ofincluding lacustrine siltstones0.80text
Concretionrelated to AppearanceConcretions0.60section
Concretionrelated to AppearanceThe0.60section
Concretionrelated to AppearanceTheodore Roosevelt National Park0.60section
Concretionrelated to AppearanceNorth Dakota0.60section
Concretionrelated to AppearanceSpheroidal0.60section

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