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Unconsolidated minerals refer to loose, non-cemented materials found in sedimentary environments, such as sand, gravel, silt, and clay. These minerals have not undergone the processes of lithification, which would bind them into solid rock. They are often found in deposits like riverbeds, beaches, and glacial areas, making them important for construction, agriculture, and natural resource extraction. Their loose nature allows for easy extraction, but also makes them susceptible to erosion and environmental changes.
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Can you mine in the till plains?
Till plains are typically not conducive to mining, as they are composed of unconsolidated materials left behind by glaciers. These areas are more suitable for agriculture due to the fertile soil. Mining activities are more common in areas with mineral deposits or rock formations that are economically viable to extract.
What are the cracks called when a rock breaks?
Breaks along mineral planes are referred to as cleavage planes (breaks along a plane) or conchodial fractures (no distinct break controls), depending on the mineral. more general breaks in rocks are referred to as fractures or joints and are often along fault planes or areas of stress in the rock. A crumbly rock texture is found in either an unconsolidated unlithified rock or a heavily chemically or mechanically weathered rock
What is weathered unconsolidated material on top of solid bedrock?
Weathered unconsolidated material on top of solid bedrock is known as regolith. This layer consists of loose particles, such as soil, sand, gravel, and clay, that have been formed through the weathering of the underlying bedrock. Regolith can vary in thickness and composition, depending on the local geology and climate, and plays a crucial role in soil development and ecosystem sustainability.
A landform created when material was pushed up by a glacier into distinct landforms is called a?
A moraine is any glacially formed accumulation of unconsolidated glacial debris
Why do waves of energy from an earthquake travel faster in sandstone than unconsolidated sands?
The particles are denser, so the wave can travel faster. because they are packed closer together, it takes less time and energy for the earthquake to travel between particles. Please see the related question for further information.
What is unconsolidated?
Unconsolidated refers to rock or sediment material that has not been lithified, meaning it has not been compacted and cemented together. Unconsolidated materials are loose and can include things like sand, gravel, and clay.
What waste rock must be removed before a mineral can be used?
Overburden and gangue are the waste rocks that must be removed before a mineral can be used. Overburden refers to the unconsolidated material above an ore deposit, while gangue is the unwanted rock in an ore deposit that has to be separated during processing.
What Soil that forms on unconsolidated deposits is called?
transported soil
Soil that forms on unconsolidated deposits is called?
transported soil....:-)
What is organic sedimentary?
a rock formed by unconsolidated sediment deposited in layers
Can you mine in the till plains?
Till plains are typically not conducive to mining, as they are composed of unconsolidated materials left behind by glaciers. These areas are more suitable for agriculture due to the fertile soil. Mining activities are more common in areas with mineral deposits or rock formations that are economically viable to extract.
What Is a measure of the volume of open space in rocks and unconsolidated geological materials such as alluvium and soils?
porosity
What are the cracks called when a rock breaks?
Breaks along mineral planes are referred to as cleavage planes (breaks along a plane) or conchodial fractures (no distinct break controls), depending on the mineral. more general breaks in rocks are referred to as fractures or joints and are often along fault planes or areas of stress in the rock. A crumbly rock texture is found in either an unconsolidated unlithified rock or a heavily chemically or mechanically weathered rock
In areas where unconsolidated sediments are saturate with water earthquakes can turn stable soil into a fluid through a process called?
liquefaction
What is the process in which sediment is laid down is called?
When sediment is laid down, this is known as deposition. The sediment is unconsolidated and so it is not (yet) a rock.
In areas where unconsolidated sediments are saturated with water earthquakes can turn stable soil into a fluid through a process called .?
liquefaction
Is the volume of voids or open space in a rock or unconsolidated material?
the gradual removal of bed rock is what it comes form these are big sink holes
