1. n. [Geology]

The area in which and physical conditions under which sediments are deposited, including sediment source; depositional processes such as deposition by wind, water, or ice; and location and climate, such as desert, swamp, or river.

See: bathyal,  channel,  delta,  depositional energy,  depositional system,  eolian,  estuary,  facies,  fluvial,  glacial,  lacustrine,  lithofacies,  littoral,  marine,  marsh,  neritic,  paleontology,  paludal,  parasequence,  point bar,  reef,  sabkha,  sedimentary,  sequence stratigraphy,  terrestrial,  vitrinite