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They consist of unconsolidated clay, silt and organic matter. From Wordnik.com. [Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Puerto Rico] Reference
· It is limited to unconsolidated, non-caving ground formations. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Closer to the middle, it consists of unconsolidated, shifting dunes. From Wordnik.com. [Taklimakan desert] Reference
The sediments of the Coos estuary are primarily soft and unconsolidated. From Wordnik.com. [South Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve, Oregon] Reference
Above 1,100 m ash, gravel and unconsolidated stonefields are predominant. From Wordnik.com. [Tongariro National Park, New Zealand] Reference
Underlain primarily by Cretaceous unconsolidated gravels, sands, and clays. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)] Reference
Oh, I'm sure he'll be happy with an unconsolidated lead -- as long as it's big!. From Wordnik.com. [Election Central Morning Roundup] Reference
The unconsolidated deposits are stratified layers of sand, gravel, silt and clay. From Wordnik.com. [Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Maryland] Reference
Ecoregion 63b is underlain by unconsolidated lower terrace sediments of Quaternary age. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)] Reference
Soil formation begins with unconsolidated materials that are the products of weathering. From Wordnik.com. [AP Environmental Science Chapter 3- The Solid Earth] Reference
Aquifer materials are typically a mix of consolidated and unconsolidated (or fractured) rocks. From Wordnik.com. [1.1 The role and purpose of irrigation] Reference
Low, nearly flat coastal plain underlain by unconsolidated Quaternary gravels, sands, and silts. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of New Jersey (EPA)] Reference
In soft unconsolidated sediments, drilling rates between 100 and 150 metres per day are possible. From Wordnik.com. [6. Water sources, their protection and development] Reference
These deposits are underlain by unconsolidated and easily eroded Quaternary gravels, sands, and silts. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)] Reference
Thaw subsidence at the shore allows additional wave energy to reach unconsolidated erodible materials. From Wordnik.com. [Coastal environment and infrastructure in the Arctic] Reference
Its low terraces, marshes, dunes, barrier islands, and beaches are underlain by unconsolidated sediments. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of the United States-Level III (EPA)] Reference
It is mantled by thick loess and alluvium and is underlain by weak, unconsolidated coastal plain sediments. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Kentucky (EPA)] Reference
Upland soils are derived from loess and, locally, from unconsolidated sediments (Schwegman, 1973, p. 28-29). From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Illinois (EPA)] Reference
Hand-powered tools commonly used in unconsolidated formations generally gouge and slice through soil to loosen it. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
The groundwater occurs in consolidated materials (hard rocks) or unconsolidated materials (soft rock or alluvium). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 10] Reference
This gradient means that the ecoregion includes rocky mountainous habitats as well as unconsolidated loess material. From Wordnik.com. [Central China loess plateau mixed forests] Reference
Its low terraces, marshes, dunes, beach ridges, barrier beaches, and beaches are underlain by unconsolidated sediments. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA)] Reference
Some surplus water is stored in glacial deposits, unconsolidated mountain valley fill, and permeable sedimentary rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Montana (EPA)] Reference
Parent material (p) is the material on which soil forms, namely hard rock, unconsolidated sediments, or organic remnants. From Wordnik.com. [Soil forming factors] Reference
This method can be used in any unconsolidated formation whether it is caving or not, but is more useful in caving formations. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 6] Reference
Alluvial plain deposits dominate over the northern part of the Reserve and consist of unconsolidated sand, gravel and pebbles. From Wordnik.com. [Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Puerto Rico] Reference
Basalt bedrock is the parent material of the residual and often unconsolidated soils covering the hilly areas of this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Isthmian-Pacific moist forests] Reference
Retreating glaciers approximately 14,000 years ago left deposits of unconsolidated till that vary widely in composition and depth. From Wordnik.com. [Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire] Reference
NOTE: Wells have been sunk into loose, unconsolidated aquifers by using temporary lining to reinforce the walls and prevent cave-ins. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 5] Reference
Some water is stored in unconsolidated mountain valley fill, volcanic deposits, glacial deposits, and in permeable sedimentary rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of Montana (EPA)] Reference
The term "unconsolidated sediment" was deleted from the definition of "coastal barrier" so as to cover areas such as the Florida Keys. From Wordnik.com. [Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA)] Reference
These unconsolidated loose sediments either are exploited under water using dredges or suction dredges operating directly from the river. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 17] Reference
It is lithologically distinct from the adjacent Piedmont regions 45c and 45g, as well as from the younger unconsolidated sediments of 65m. From Wordnik.com. [Ecoregions of North Carolina and South Carolina (EPA)] Reference
The geology of the western part of the ecoregion comprises unconsolidated sands on the coast and Tertiary limestones and sandstones inland. From Wordnik.com. [Madagascar succulent woodlands] Reference
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