Sentences with phrase «unconsolidated soil»

peat unconsolidated soil material consisting largely of partially decomposed organic matter accumulated under conditions of excess moisture or other conditions that decrease decomposition rates

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Bay mud consists of thick deposits of soft, unconsolidated silty clay, which is saturated with water; these soil layers are situated at the bottom of certain estuaries, which are normally in temperate regions that have experienced cyclical glacial cycles.

Much of the countries mineral wealth is still hidden under a thick cover of unconsolidated rock and soil, sediments and igneous rocks.