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Overburden
(i) Recently transported and deposited material that occurs immediately superjacent to the surface horizon of a contemporaneous soil. (ii) A term used to designate disturbed or undisturbed material of any nature, consolidated or unconsolidated, that overlies a deposit of useful materials, ores, lignites, or coals, especially those deposits mined from the surface by open cuts.
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- Industry/Domain: Earth science
- Category: Soil science
- Company: Soil Science Society of America
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