Ocean Sediments

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What are sediments found closer to shore and made of terrigenous material called?

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Neritic sediments.

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What is the origin of quartz sediment?

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Lithogenous.

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What is a solid mass of hydrogenous sediment, such as manganese, ferromanganese, and phosphorite, called?

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Nodule.

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What type of sediment are beach deposits an example of?

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Lithogenous sediment.

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What is another term that means the same as lithogenous?

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Terrigenous.

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What are sediments that originate from land called?

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Terrigenous sediments.

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What type of sediment is formed from the remains of marine organisms?

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Biogenous sediment.

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What is the term for sediments that precipitate directly from seawater?

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Hydrogenous sediment.

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What type of sediment comes from outer space?

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Cosmogenous sediment.

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What are the two main categories of ocean sediments based on their origin?

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Lithogenous and biogenous.