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zone of cementation
The layer of the Earth's crust below the zone of weathering in which percolating waters cement unconsolidated deposits by the deposition of dissolved minerals from above.
- Part of Speech: noun
- Industry/Domain: Mining
- Category: General mining; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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