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Backswamp, the Glossary

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In geology, a backswamp is a type of depositional environment commonly found in a floodplain.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 6 relations: Clay, Depositional environment, Flood, Floodplain, Geology, Silt.

  2. Floodplains
  3. Riparian zone

Clay

Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, Al2Si2O5(OH)4). Backswamp and clay are Sedimentology.

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Depositional environment

In geology, depositional environment or sedimentary environment describes the combination of physical, chemical, and biological processes associated with the deposition of a particular type of sediment and, therefore, the rock types that will be formed after lithification, if the sediment is preserved in the rock record. Backswamp and depositional environment are Sedimentology.

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Flood

A flood is an overflow of water (or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry.

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Floodplain

A floodplain or flood plain or bottomlands is an area of land adjacent to a river. Backswamp and floodplain are floodplains and Fluvial landforms.

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Geology

Geology is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time.

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Silt

Silt is granular material of a size between sand and clay and composed mostly of broken grains of quartz. Backswamp and Silt are Sedimentology.

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See also

Floodplains

Riparian zone

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backswamp