sediment

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A microbial film on the outer surface of the carcass then attracted clay particles from the surrounding wet sediment through electrostatic forces.

From Science Daily

However, scientists were unsure whether those teeth came from exactly the same sediment layer as the foot.

From Science Daily

Both the heated fluids from below and the cooler, methane-filled gases from the sediments move upward through the same pathways.

From Science Daily

Humans share in the watery bounty, because the rocks and sediment washing down Topanga Creek replenish an eroding beach and bolster a beloved surfing spot.

From Los Angeles Times

When refugees from the Italian mainland first settled on the mud flats and islets here in the fifth century, they built foundations with wooden piles in the sediment.

From New York Times