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.
我们空气中大多数的氧气都是从那些深埋于沉积岩层中的植物的残骸，或者吃这些植物的动物的残骸释放的。
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后沉积的动植物，他们将大气中大部分的二氧化碳变成了碳酸盐并最终在海底变成了沉积岩。
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.
晚石炭纪，沉积岩（整块岩石经风、水的外力侵蚀，然后均匀沉淀而形成）广泛分布于那些有可能反复被洪水侵袭的地区；

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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