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Sadler effect
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English
Etymology
Named after American geologist Peter Sadler.
Noun
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en geology The appearance of lower sedimentation rates in stratigraphic sections covering greater amounts of time, as a result of the relative rarity of geologic events that remove large amounts of sediment.
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