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They are called mineral deposits or precipitated minerals.
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The heavy minerals deposited where the river current slows down are called?
Minerals deposited by a river are called silt.
Why is hard water undesirable?
Couple of reasons, "Hard" water- water with a lot of dissolved minerals- usually calcium, does not work with with soaps or detergents. It is hard to "lather" with hard water, and you use more cleaning product to get the same effect. Second, the minerals can be deposited in pipes, fixtures and appliances, clogging or wearing them prematurely.
How are minerals deposited?
Minerals are typically deposited through the process of precipitation. This occurs when dissolved minerals in water or other fluids solidify and settle onto surfaces like rocks or sediment. Minerals can also be deposited through metamorphism, when existing rocks change in composition due to heat and pressure. Additionally, hydrothermal activity can bring minerals to the surface through cracks and fissures in the Earth's crust.
Why are lands by the water more fertile?
First of all, The soil is absorbing the nutrients and minerals that the water erodes from the rocks in the body of water. Next, sediment from more fertile lands (for example, down a river from a mountain) are deposited on the riverbank.
What is the name of the specialised cells which take in water and minerals?
it's called your dad
The term for minerals deposited by water?
The term would be 'precipitated'.
The heavy minerals deposited where the river current slows down are called?
Minerals deposited by a river are called silt.
How does mining pollute water?
The water used to flush the excess waste after minerals have been deposited is dumped in nearby lakes and rivers.
What is the term for soil rich in minerals deposited by flooding rivers?
Soil rich in minerals deposited by flooding rivers is called silt.
Name of places and minerals deposited in Philippines?
ilocos norte - iron cagayan -iron abra -copper
Sediment in water often become solid rock when?
When it is deposited, covered by additional sediments, compressed, and cemented together by minerals.
What kind of rock is when minerals are deposited into layers?
Sedimentary
What component of bone secretes a substance in which minerals are deposited?
Osteoblasts, these potential bone cells secrete a protein called collagan in which minerals in the bloodstream begin to be deposited.
Name for a sheet of gravel deposited at the front of a moraine?
APRON If into water, a varve.
What are minerals found in bones are deposited by living cells called?
Osteoblasts.
What are the minerals deposited by living cells called?
Shell, bone, a reef.
Why is hard water undesirable?
Couple of reasons, "Hard" water- water with a lot of dissolved minerals- usually calcium, does not work with with soaps or detergents. It is hard to "lather" with hard water, and you use more cleaning product to get the same effect. Second, the minerals can be deposited in pipes, fixtures and appliances, clogging or wearing them prematurely.
