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overburden
(i) Recently transported and deposited material that occurs immediately superjacent to the surface horizon of a contemporaneous soil. (ii) A term used to designate disturbed or undisturbed material of any nature, consolidated or unconsolidated, that overlies a deposit of useful materials, ores, lignites, or coals, especially those deposits mined from the surface by open cuts.
- Parte del discurso: noun
- Industria/ámbito: Ciencias de la Tierra
- Categoría: Ciencia del suelo
- Company: Soil Science Society of America
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Creador
- Bob Adams
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