Fluvio-marine deposit
Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-011396
Stratified materials (clay, silt, sand, or gravel) formed by both marine and fluvial processes, resulting from non-tidal sea-level fluctuations, subsidence, and/or stream migration (e.g., materials originally deposited in a nearshore environment and subsequently reworked by fluvial processes as the sea level fell).
| Identifier | MLC-T-ENV-011396 |
|---|---|
| Field | Environment |
| Subject | Natural environments |
| References | Federal Geographic Data Committee Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard, June 2012 FGDC-STD-018-2012 |
Record as JSON
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