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sediment

Alternate names: unconsolidated

Author: unknown

Description

General: Solid material that has settled down from a state of suspension in a liquid

Geographic Information

Additional Information

References

Encyclopedia of Life

Tree of Life

World Register of Marine Species

National Center for Biotechnology Information

Bates, R.L. and J.A. Jackson, Eds. (1984). Dictionary of Geological Terms. Anchor Press, New York, NY, 557 pp.

Media

Phylogenetic Image Gallery

Data Products

Annotated Images

Citation: sediment (unknown) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/sediment. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-11-06.

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sediment Alternate names: unconsolidated Author: unknown Representative image using: cobble Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: ponded sediment Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: shell hash Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: volcaniclastic sediment Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: mud Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: sand Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: hydrothermal sediment and bacterial floc mixture Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: hydrothermal clay Click here for a larger image. Representative image using: pebble Click here for a larger image. Taxonomy: object physical object geological feature substrate composition sediment clay cobble hydrothermal sediment and bacterial floc mixture mud pebble ponded sediment sand shell hash small perforated disks volcaniclastic sediment Description General: Solid material that has settled down from a state of suspension in a liquid Geographic Information Additional Information References Encyclopedia of Life Tree of Life World Register of Marine Species National Center for Biotechnology Information Bates, R.L. and J.A. Jackson, Eds. (1984). Dictionary of Geological Terms. Anchor Press, New York, NY, 557 pp. Media Phylogenetic Image Gallery Data Products Annotated Images Citation: sediment (unknown) Deep-Sea Guide (DSG) at http://dsg/mbari.org/dsg/view/concept/sediment. Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI). Consulted on 2025-11-06.
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