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Geology
The science that comprises the study of the solid Earth and the processes by which it is shaped and changed.
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Alluvial deposits
Earth science; Geology
Detrital material which is transported by a river and deposited - usually temporarily - at points along the floodplain of a river. Commonly composed of sands and gravels.
Benefits
Earth science; Geology
The economic value of a scheme, usually measured in terms of the cost of damages avoided by the scheme, or the valuation of perceived amenity or environmental improvements.
Continentality
Earth science; Geology
The distance between a site and open ocean water. Continental interiors (obviously!) and areas surrounded by nearly permanent, continuous sea ice are highly continental.
Block disintegration
Earth science; Geology
This is to do with mechanical / physical weathering breaking down rock along its weak points (such as joints or bedding planes). An example would be 'frost shattering*.
Base level
Earth science; Geology
Of a stream is the point below which the stream cannot cut. A temporary base level along a stream, such as a lake may be removed by stream action . Ultimate base level is the ocean.
Clay minerals
Earth science; Geology
Clay mineral are a group of complex and loosely-defined minerals containing aluminium and silica; they form from the alteration and weathering of primary silicate minerals
