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| Cambrian |
the Cambrian Period, or the rock formations that date from that time. [1/2 definitions] |
| cap rock |
the solid rock layer that is immediately over a deposit of oil, gas, salt, or the like. |
| carbon 14 |
a radioactive isotope of carbon that has a half-life of about 5,700 years and whose presence in rock, fossils, and other archaeological specimens enables them to be dated. |
| Carboniferous |
the Carboniferous Period, or the rock and coal layers that date from that time. |
| Cenozoic |
the Cenozoic Era, or the rock formations that date from that time. [1/2 definitions] |
| chert |
a hard compact rock, esp. of quartz, found in limestone. |
| chops |
(slang) in jazz or rock music, technical skill. |
| C horizon |
in a profile of soil, the third level, just above bedrock, consisting of rock that is only somewhat broken or weathered. |
| cliff |
a high, steep or overhanging surface of rock or earth. |
| coal measures |
coal-bearing strata found in carboniferous rock. [1/2 definitions] |
| combo |
a small band of musicians, usu. playing popular music such as jazz or rock. [1/2 definitions] |
| concretion |
a solid mass made by or as if by coalescence, such as a mass of calcium or other inorganic material found in living tissue, or a mineral mass found in sedimentary rock. [1/3 definitions] |
| conglomerate |
a mass of various components, esp. stony material composed of various kinds of rock. [1/5 definitions] |
| cradle |
any device resembling a cradle or functioning similarly, as to hold or hold and rock something. [3/6 definitions] |
| crag |
a steeply jutting or overhanging mass of rock, as on a mountain or headland. |
| cranny |
a small opening in a wall, rock, or other solid mass; crack or crevice. |
| creepage |
a gradual movement as of soil, rock, or glaciers. |
| Cretaceous |
the Cretaceous Period, or the rock formations that date from that time. |
| crevice |
a narrow opening, as in vertical rock or a wall; crack; fissure. |
| cryptozoic |
(cap.) of or pertaining to Precambrian rock strata yielding few and very primitive fossils. [2/3 definitions] |
| debris |
in geology, an accumulation of broken pieces of rock. [1/2 definitions] |
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