sediment

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The barges were filled and covered with sediment to create a new island for birds including endangered dunlin, curlew, ringed plover and lapwing.

From BBC

On Earth, kaolinite forms only after rocks and sediments are stripped of most other minerals through prolonged exposure to water.

From Science Daily

They analyzed lithium isotopes in Ediacara fossils collected from Newfoundland and northwest Canada, studying specimens preserved in both sandy and muddy sediments.

From Science Daily

These tiny mineral fragments act like geological time capsules, preserving evidence of how sediments moved across Britain over millions of years.

From Science Daily

When the ROV returns, there is an excited dash for the samples including seawater, sediment and a forearm-length sea lily coated with dripping orange goo.

From Barron's