Yazoo Clay
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yazoo-clay-281-512973
title:
Yazoo Clay
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Yazoo Clay is a clay geologic formation in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. It was named after a bluff along the Yazoo River at Yazoo City, Mississippi. It contains is a type of clay known as montmorillonite, making it a poor foundation material due to the fact that moisture causes extreme changes in volume. Sand, pyrite, and marl have all been noted in the formation. It preserves fossils from the Eocene, including the prehistoric cetaceans Basilosaurus and Zygorhiza, and the marine snake Pt
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Geologic formation in the United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yazoo_Clay
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2024-02-15T19:52:13Z
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