- In oceanography,
terrigenous sediments are
those derived from the
erosion of
rocks on land; that is, they are
derived from
terrestrial (as
opposed to...
- or composition,
these sediments are
classified as either: from land (
terrigenous), from
biological organisms (biogenous), from
chemical reactions (hydrogenous)...
- and
lakes ac****ulate
sediment over time. The
sediment can
consist of
terrigenous material,
which originates on land, but may be
deposited in
either terrestrial...
- rich in
organic matter, such as
shales and
marls with a
terrigenous origin, or some
terrigenous content. Conversely, carbonates,
evaporites and well-sorted...
- doubtful.
Ocean banks may be of
volcanic nature.
Banks may be
carbonate or
terrigenous. In
tropical areas some
banks are
submerged atolls. As they are not ****ociated...
- ****her away from the ridge. Near the
continental margins sediment is
terrigenous,
meaning derived from the land,
unlike deep sea
sediments which are made...
- sub-classifications
based upon
their dominance.
Along some
areas of
terrigenous sediment are
siliceous ooze. This is due to
siliceous ooze
being more...
- constituents: Tuffites,
volcanic ash, montmorillonite, cristobalite,
zeolites Terrigenous constituents: Quartz, feldspars, rock fragments, mica,
heavy minerals...
- Part of a
series on
Sediments By
origin Terrigenous (lithogenous)
Biogenous Cosmogenous Hydrogenous By
texture Roundness Sorting Grain size
boulder cobble...
-
weathering of
continental rocks,
river transport,
dissolution of
continental terrigenous silicates, and the
reaction between submarine basalts and hydrothermal...
