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Stafford, C. Stafford, pp. The gradient matched what we have come to expect at Monticello for the gradual transition from a reddish-brown, loamy A horizon to a red, clay-rich, almost waxy B horizon.
If the clay had been a deposit, derived from digging into an in-place B horizon elsewhere on the mountain and transported to this spot as fill, it would have had some charcoal and other organics in it. So to Hayes the lack of charcoal flecking is strong evidence that the clay is an undisturbed B horizon. However, the soil horizon is not perfectly preserved — much the original A horizon is eroded away, leaving only the bottom few inches.
And the erosion that resulted is probably why the cobble pavement was laid down. You are here Home. Soil or Sediment? Horizons or Deposits? Powered by. Sediment is solid material that is moved and deposit ed in a new location.
Sediment can consist of rock s and mineral s, as well as the remains of plants and animals. It can be as small as a grain of sand or as large as a boulder. Sediment moves from one place to another through the process of erosion. Erosion is the removal and transportation of rock or soil. Erosion can move sediment through water, ice, or wind.
Water can wash sediment, such as gravel or pebble s, down from a creek , into a river , and eventually to that river's delta. Deltas, river bank s, and the bottom of waterfall s are common areas where sediment accumulate s. Glacier s can freeze sediment and then deposit it elsewhere as the ice carves its way through the landscape or melts. Sediment created and deposited by glaciers is called moraine. Wind can move dirt across a plain in dust storm s or sandstorm s. Sand dunes are made of rocky sediment worn down by wind and collision with other sand particle s.
Sediment is important because it often enrich es the soil with nutrient s. Areas rich in sediments are often also rich in biodiversity. Sedimentary soil is usually better for farming. Deltas and river banks, where much sediment is deposited, are often the most fertile agricultural areas in a region. For thousands of years, the Nile River flood ed yearly and brought with it 4 million metric tons 4.
The banks of the Nile are still Egypt's richest agricultural land. Sedimentary Rock Over millions of years, layers of sediment may build up and harden into sedimentary rock. Some of the many forms of sedimentary rock include sandstone, rock salt, and coal. Sandstone forms as sand hardens.
For centuries, sandstone has been mixed with sticky cement to form concrete. Concrete is an important construction material used for many buildings and roads.
Rock salt , also known as halite , forms as oceans evaporate. Oceans are made of salt water.
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