Question:
What are different forms of sediments found in ocean?
Author: Asger LIndberg-NielsenAnswer:
Terrigenous - from land (Land erosion be rivers og glaciers, Can also be from wind.) Biogenic - from organisms (silicius(diatoms), calcareous(corals, mullusk shells etc) Hydrogenous - from chimical precipitation Cosmogenous - from space coastal sediment is mostly terrigenous ocean sediment is mostly - biogenic from radiolarians and forams
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