In this huge bowl, sedimentary rocks gathered, dominated by conglomerates.

在这个巨大的盆地中沉积了以砂砾岩为主的沉积岩群。

This link to water is why alien sedimentary rocks are rare.

这种与水的联系就是外星沉积岩罕见的原因。

The layers of mud, sand and ash turned into hard sedimentary rocks.

一层层的泥、沙和灰变成了坚硬的沉积岩。

On the side of that crater the scientists saw straight away the distinctive strata of sedimentary rock.

在陨石坑一侧，科学家们可以直接看到独特的沉积岩地层。

The sedimentary rocks of the Badlands contain one of the world’s largest and most complete collection of mammal fossils.

荒地的沉积岩中有界上大、完整的哺化石。

Mars also boasts sedimentary rocks—a dazzling variety of them, left behind from its warmer, wetter past.

火星上也有沉积岩——火星上的沉积岩种类繁多，令人眼花缭乱，这些沉积岩都是火星在更温暖、更潮湿的过去遗留下来的。

Why was the sedimentary rock so cheap?

为什么沉积岩这么便宜?

These were not  sedimentary rocks, as had first been anticipated.

正如初预期的那样，这些并不是沉积岩。

The process of getting natural gas and oil out of sedimentary rock called shale.

从称为页岩的沉积岩中提取天然气和石油的过程。

Above those were hard sedimentary rocks which he called Secondary.

上面是坚硬的沉积岩， 他称之为次生岩。

The terraces are made of travertine, a sedimentary rock deposited by water with a very high mineral content from the hot springs.

梯田由钙华构成，是一种由温泉中矿质量很高的水沉积而成的沉积岩。

And over thousands of years, those layers of sediment will become sedimentary rock.

几千年后，这些沉积层将变成沉积岩。

A comparative analysis of ancient sedimentary rock formations revealed that the mass disappearance of prehistoric fauna was caused by multiple volcanic eruptions.

对古代沉积岩的对比分析表明，大量史前的消失是由多次火山爆发造成的。

This bone was buried in sedimentary rock, which lies in layers under the ground.

这块骨头被埋在沉积岩中，沉积岩层层叠叠地位于地下。

Sedimentary rocks take many forms, sand stones, mud stones, shales, iron stones, you name it.

沉积岩有多种形式，砂岩、泥岩、页岩、铁矿石，应有尽有。

The term fossil fuel refers to the trapped remains of plants and animals in sedimentary rock.

化石燃料一词指的是沉积岩中被困的植残骸。

Different kinds of sediments characterize different sedimentary rock types.

不同种类的沉积表征不同的沉积岩类型。

And if there's sedimentary rocks, the holes could signal that they were shaped by a fluid.

如果有沉积岩，这些洞可能表明它们是由流体形成的。

Like igneous rocks could skip being sedimentary rocks and go directly to being a metamorphic rock.

就像火成岩可以跳过 沉积岩，直接变成变质岩。

The next awkward fact was the existence of layers of muddy sedimentary rock, interspersed in the sandstone.

下一个反面事实则是泥沙沉积岩层的存在，它们散布在沙岩中。