Sediments of lava
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GROUNDSSediments of lava
carbonaceous(chiefly of rocks or sediments) Consisting of or containing carbon or its compounds
oxidateany of the class of sediments consisting chiefly of oxides of iron or manganese
lithificationthe process by which an unconsolidated deposit of sediments is converted in to solid rock
lithificationsLITHIFICATION, the process by which an unconsolidated deposit of sediments is converted in to solid rock
interstitial(of minute animals) Living in the spaces between individual sand grains in the soil or aquatic sediments
hornfelsdark, fine-grained metamorphic rock, the result of recrystallization of siliceous or argillaceous sediments by contact metamorphism
floodplainAn area of low-lying ground adjacent to a river, formed mainly of river sediments and subject to flooding
varves(in lake sediments) an annual deposit usually consisting of two layers, one of fine materials and the other of coarse
varve(in lake sediments) an annual deposit usually consisting of two layers, one of fine materials and the other of coarse
slatesdense fine-grained metamorphic rock produced by the compression of various sediments (as clay or shale) so as to develop a characteristic cleavage
slatedense fine-grained metamorphic rock produced by the compression of various sediments (as clay or shale) so as to develop a characteristic cleavage
foraminiferaA single-celled planktonic animal with a perforated chalky shell through which slender protrusions of protoplasm extend. Most kinds are marine, and when they die, their shells form thick ocean-floor sediments
foraminifersA single-celled planktonic animal with a perforated chalky shell through which slender protrusions of protoplasm extend. Most kinds are marine, and when they die, their shells form thick ocean-floor sediments
foraminiferA single-celled planktonic animal with a perforated chalky shell through which slender protrusions of protoplasm extend. Most kinds are marine, and when they die, their shells form thick ocean-floor sediments