Related Words for sediments

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deposit
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Noun, Noun
sedimentary
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Noun
sedimentation
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Noun
sedimentary rock
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Phrase, Noun
siltation
//x
Noun
soils
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Noun
siltstone
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Noun
subsoil
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Noun
detritus
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Noun
erosion
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Noun
sea floor
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Phrase, Noun
minerals
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Noun
mudflats
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Noun
geomorphological
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Adjective
gravels
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Noun
geomorphic
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Adjective
fossils
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Noun
sandstone
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Noun
alluvium
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Noun
mudstones
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Noun
embankments
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Noun
surficial
//x
Adjective
geologic
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Adjective
mineralogical
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Name
seafloor
//
Noun
mineralized
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Adjective
geological
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Name
substrates
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Noun
depositional
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Noun
lacustrine
xxx
Adjective
silicates
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Noun
concretions
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Noun
landforms
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Noun
silts
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Noun
middens
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Noun
sedges
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Noun
alluvial
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Noun
geomorphology
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Noun
subsidence
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Noun
estuaries
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Noun
fossilized
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Adjective
excavations
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Noun
geology
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Noun
seashells
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Noun
diagenesis
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Noun
stratigraphic
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Adjective
contaminants
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Noun
biogeochemical
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Noun
sea level
//x
Phrase, Noun
topsoil
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Noun
dredging
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Noun
drainages
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Noun
hydrolysate
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Adjective
unconsolidated
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Verb, Adjective
evaporate
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Adjective
clastic
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Adjective
estuarine
/xxx
Verb, Adjective, Noun
coarser
/x
Adverb
resuspension
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Noun
carbonates
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Noun
neogene
xxx
Adjective
streambed
/
Adjective
finer
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Adverb
metamorphosed
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Verb
resuspended
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Adjective
interbedded
xxxx
Verb, Adjective
pelagic
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Adjective
subtidal
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Adjective
deltaic
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Adjective
cored
/
Verb
mesozoic
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Adjective
anoxic
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Adjective
fluvial
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Adjective
holocene
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Adjective
cretaceous
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Adjective
oligocene
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Adjective
intercalated
xxxxx
Verb
lavas
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Noun
devonian
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Adjective
grained
/
Adjective, Verb
accreted
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Verb
geochemistry
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Noun
nearshore
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Adjective
reworked
x/
Verb, Adjective
pennsylvanian
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Adjective
carboniferous
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Adjective, Name
underlain
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Verb
paleozoic
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Name
sorbed
/
Verb
aquifer
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Adjective
slumping
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Verb
jurassic
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Name
coeval
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Adjective
relict
x/
Adjective
compacting
x/x
Verb
ordovician
x//x
Adjective
compaction
x/x
Noun
sludges
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Noun
lake
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Verb
tertiary
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Noun
marly
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Adjective
siliceous
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Adjective
triassic
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Adjective
basalts
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Noun
dregs
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Noun
limestones
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Noun
muds
/
Noun
rocks
/
Noun
sands
/
Noun
spores
/
Noun
strata
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Noun
tills
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Noun, Verb