Sediment
id:
sediment-218-1585090
title:
Sediment
text:
Sediment is a naturally occurring material that is broken down by processes of weathering and erosion, and is subsequently transported by the action of wind, water, or ice or by the force of gravity acting on the particles. For example, sand and silt can be carried in suspension in river water and on reaching the sea bed deposited by sedimentation; if buried, they may eventually become sandstone and siltstone through lithification. Sediments are most often transported by water, but also wind and
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Particulate solid matter that is deposited on the surface of land
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sediment
date created:
2002-07-03T23:48:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T04:56:27Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
integrity:
16