sediment
Let an agent explain sediment and its kinds, relay transport, deposition and classification from geology references, describe lake, aeolian, biogenic and organic-rich sediments as the registry aliases name them, and distinguish sediment from sedimentary rock, soil and suspended load.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain sediment and its kinds, relay transport, deposition and classification from geology references, describe lake, aeolian, biogenic and organic-rich sediments as the registry aliases name them, and distinguish sediment from sedimentary rock, soil and suspended load.
Solid particles that have been transported and deposited by water, wind, ice or gravity, or precipitated from solution or produced by organisms, from river and lake sediments including varved lake sediments laid down in annual layers and glaciolacustrine deposits of glacial lakes to aeolian sediments such as loess and dunes, biogenic sediments such as shell and diatom oozes, and organic-rich sediments that become source rocks; sediments record environmental history and lithify into sedimentary rock.
What it is for: Not applicable; a geological material.
It can be explain kinds and processes; relay classification; describe specific sediments; distinguish related materials.
Distinguishing features
Transported and deposited
Grain size classified
Environmental archive
Precursor of rock
What it looks like
Loose sand, silt, mud, gravel or ooze.
Physical character
grain size classes: clay, silt, sand, gravel list - Wentworth scale
varves: annual couplets note - lake records
ocean sediment thickness: up to several km note - margins
How it is recognised
Deposited unconsolidated particles
Lake sediment, varved sediment, glaciolacustrine deposit, aeolian sediment, biogenic sediment, organic-rich sediment
Sedimentary rock is lithified; soil is weathered and biologically active; suspended load is still in transport
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
becomes - by lithification
is contrasted with - which is weathered in place
In practice
Families and kinds
clastic sediments by grain size
lake and varved lake sediments
glacial and glaciolacustrine deposits
aeolian sediments such as loess and dune sand
biogenic and chemical sediments
organic-rich sediments and sapropels
Standards and regulation
Grain size and sediment classification standards
Environmental regulations on sediment quality and dredging
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing sediment with soil or rock
Contaminated sediments in rivers and harbours
Registry aliases naming specific deposit types
Also called
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Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.sediment
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What sediment is.
Science.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is sediment, and how does it differ from sedimentary rock, soil and suspended load? definition
- Is the question about sediment in general, a kind, a process or an environmental issue? boundary
Kinds
Kinds.
Kinds
Kinds.
- What are lake, varved, glaciolacustrine, aeolian, biogenic and organic-rich sediments? definition
- Which entry fits the specific kind? action
Processes Processes.
Science.
Transport
Transport and deposition.
Transport
Transport.
- How do water, wind, ice and gravity transport and deposit sediment? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Lithification
Lithification.
Lithification
Lithification.
- How does sediment become rock through compaction and cementation? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Records Environmental records.
Science.
Archives
Sediment archives.
Archives
Archives.
- How do varves, lake cores and ocean sediments record climate and environmental history? provenance
- Which entry fits paleolimnology? action
Resources
Resources.
Resources
Resources.
- Why do organic-rich sediments matter for petroleum, and what other resources come from sediments? provenance
- Which entry fits source rock? action
Context Management and study.
Context.
Management
Sediment management.
Management
Management.
- How are sediment transport, dredging and contamination managed in rivers and harbours? provenance
- Which entry fits dredging? action
Study
Sedimentology.
Study
Study.
- How is sediment studied and classified? provenance
- Which entry fits sedimentology? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should varved sediment, loess and biogenic ooze be separate primary entries?
- How should geology references be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming specific deposits; should they be split off?