Definitions
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- noun A failure to deposit or throw down.
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- noun A failure to
deposit or throw down.
Etymologies
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non- + deposition
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Examples
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Sedimentary basins are not necessarily tectonically "quiet" places - there can be episodes of nondeposition and removal of accumulated sediment (i.e., unconformity development).
Clastic Detritus 2009
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