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Phrases with «peat deposits»

"Peat deposits" refers to layers or accumulations of partially decayed plant material, mainly consisting of mosses and other wetland plants, that have built up over time in certain areas. It is often found in wet, boggy or marshy environments and has been used as a source of fuel for heating and cooking, as well as for gardening and horticulture purposes. Full definition

Sentences with «peat deposits»

  • «These include the sharp mud - over-peat contacts that are laterally continuous over 5 kilometers, changes in fossil foraminifera assemblages across the buried peat contacts, long - lasting submergence also derived from fossil foraminifera records, and radiocarbon ages of plant macrofossils taken from buried peat deposits that are consistent with other southern Cascadia earthquake chronologies derived from buried peat and tsunami deposits.» (sciencedaily.com)
  • Eugene Kolesnikov, a geochemist at Moscow State, and his colleagues excavated trenches in peat deposits near the lake, a tough job given the resistance of the hard permafrost layer below the surface. (scientificamerican.com)
  • Scientists discovered the fossils in ancient peat deposits at the Tevshiin Govi mine in the steppes of central Mongolia. (sciencedaily.com)
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