Marine sediment, or ocean sediment, or seafloor sediment, are deposits of insoluble particles that have accumulated on the seafloor. These particles either...
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accumulate sediment over time. The sediment can consist of terrigenous material, which originates on land, but may be deposited in either terrestrial, marine, or...
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Seabed (redirect from Marine floor)
oceans is covered in layers of marine sediments. Categorized by where the materials come from or composition, these sediments are classified as either: from...
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particles produced in surface waters. In case of marine sediments, ooze does not refer to a sediment's consistency, but to its composition, which directly...
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Sedimentary rock (redirect from Sediment bed)
settle in place. The particles that form a sedimentary rock are called sediment, and may be composed of geological detritus (minerals) or biological detritus...
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Carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (section By sediment type)
paleoclimate research, having different uses whether the sediment cores are terrestrial-based or marine-based. Carbon-to-nitrogen ratios are an indicator for...
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Calcareous (section Marine sediments)
additional form of calcareous marine sediment consists of calcareous ooze, which is a form of calcium carbonate sediment that consists of >30% biogenous...
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Microfossil (section Marine sediments)
Terrestrial microfossils include pollen and spores. Marine microfossils found in marine sediments are the most common microfossils. Everywhere in the...
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sediments can coexist, shallow marine environments can also contain only one or the other. Shallow water marine sediment primarily features larger grain...
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drift, glacial erosion, glacial meltwater, glacial deposition, marine sediment, marine transgressions, volcanoes, divergent boundaries or river sedimentation...
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