sedimentary rocks

基本解释

Most of the oxygen in our air came from plants whose remains - or those of the animals that fed on them - became entombed in sedimentary rocks.
我們空氣中大多數的氧氣都是從那些深埋於沉積巖層中的植物的殘骸，或者喫這些植物的動物的殘骸釋放的。
The Earth's oceans teemed with plants and animals that converted most of its atmospheric carbon dioxide into carbonates and sank to the bottom as they died, to become sedimentary rocks.
地球上海洋的底部有大量死後沉積的動植物，他們將大氣中大部分的二氧化碳變成了碳酸鹽竝最終在海底變成了沉積巖。
During the Late Carboniferous, sedimentary rocks—rocks eroded by wind and water and deposited as fine sediments—carpeted much of the region, which might have been partially flooded from time to time.
晚石炭紀，沉積巖（整塊巖石經風、水的外力侵蝕，然後均勻沉澱而形成）廣泛分佈於那些有可能反複被洪水侵襲的地區；

Shales are fine-grained sedimentary rocks that can be rich sources of petroleum and natural gas.
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Cover is essentially sedimentary rocks that sit atop any perspective deposits, concealing potential metals such as gold and copper in Australia.
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