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Definition of Detrital

Detrital
Detrital De*tri"tal, a. (Geol.) Pertaining to, or composed of, detritus.

Meaning of Detrital from wikipedia

- Detritus (/dəˈtraɪtəs/; adj. detrital /dəˈtraɪtəl/) is particles of rock derived from pre-existing rock through weathering and erosion. A fragment of detritus...
- Detrital zircon geochronology is the science of analyzing the age of zircons deposited within a specific sedimentary unit by examining their inherent radioisotopes...
- often relationships between the detrital web and the grazing web. Mushrooms produced by decomposers in the detrital web become a food source for deer...
- known as detrital remanent magnetization. If the magnetization is acquired as the grains are deposited, the result is a depositional detrital remanent...
- 2.5 The Oldest Terrestrial Mineral Record: A Review of 4400 to 4000 Ma Detrital Zircons from Jack Hills, Western Australia". Developments in Precambrian...
- Valley, John W.; Peck, William H.; Graham, Colin M. (2001). "Evidence from detrital zircons for the existence of continental crust and oceans on the Earth...
- The Detrital Valley is a 51-mi (82 km) long valley in northwest Mohave County, Arizona that drains into Lake Mead. It is parallel to the valley just east...
- Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of...
- In biology, detritus (/dɪˈtraɪtəs/ or /dɛˈtrɪtəs/) is organic matter made up of the decomposing remains of organisms and plants, and also of ****. Detritus...
- granite zircons are less adequate, detrital zircons from sandstones appear and make up for the gaps. These detrital zircons are taken from the sands of...