land sediments

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• Pelagic sediments — Pelagic sediment or pelagite is a fine grained sediment that has accumulated by the settling of particles through the water column to the ocean floor beneath the open ocean far from land. These particles consist primarily of either the… …   Wikipedia

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• Arable land — In geography, arable land (from Latin arare , to plough) is an agricultural term, meaning land that can be used for growing crops. Of the earth s 148,940,000 km² (57.5 million square miles) of land, approximately 19,824,000 km² (7.65 million… …   Wikipedia

• terrigenous sediments — plural noun Sediment derived from the erosion of land deposited either on land or in the sea • • • Main Entry: ↑terrigenous …   Useful english dictionary

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• Chevron (land form) — This article is about deposits of sediment across the earth s surface. For folds in rock layers, see Chevron (geology). A chevron is a wedge shaped sediment deposit observed on coastlines and continental interiors around the world. The term… …   Wikipedia

• Climate change — For current and future climatological effects of human influences, see global warming. For the study of past climate change, see paleoclimatology. For temperatures on the longest time scales, see geologic temperature record …   Wikipedia

• Acid sulfate soil — Acid sulfate soils are naturally occurring soils, sediments or organic substrates (e.g. peat) that are formed under waterlogged conditions. These soils contain iron sulfide minerals (predominantly as the mineral pyrite) or their oxidation… …   Wikipedia

• tektite — /tek tuyt/, n. Geol. any of several kinds of small glassy bodies, in various forms, occurring in Australia and elsewhere, now believed to have been produced by the impact of meteorites on the earth s surface. [1920 25; < Gk tekt(ós) molten +… …   Universalium

• Calcareous — refers to a sediment, sedimentary rock, or soil type which is formed from or contains a high proportion of calcium carbonate in the form of calcite or aragonite. Calcareous rock also refers to sediments derived near land. The carbon content is… …   Wikipedia

• spit —   an embankment of sand which juts out from the land, often across a river mouth. The unattached end is usually curved in towards the land. Sediments may accumulate behind the spit to form salt marsh and eventually reclaimed land …   Geography glossary