Sadler effect

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Etymology[edit]

Named after American geologist Peter Sadler.

Noun[edit]

Sadler effect (uncountable)

  1. (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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