Rock -forming ferromagnesian silicate mineral with tetrahedra in sheets. Ranges from a few meters to several kilometers in diameter. Arranged across country in a fan, with apex at source and widening in direction of glacier movement. See also continuous reaction series and discontinuous reaction series . Characteristic of flood plains where amount of debris is large in relation to discharge .
Substance ruptures easily with little or no flow.
Derived from the continents and drifted to the open ocean, where the clay-sized particles settle. All Rights Reserved Worldwide.