Parent Materials Mode of Deposition in Atlantic Canada
![View a larger version of this image (jpg). (Organic)](/cansis/taxa/genesis/pmdep/organic_at2.jpg)
Organic material deposited when accumulation exceeds decomposition. Stratified deposit of peat.
![View a larger version of this image (jpg). (Eolian)](/cansis/taxa/genesis/pmdep/eolian_at2.jpg)
Eolian material deposited by wind. Uniform deposit of very fine sand and silt.
![View a larger version of this image (jpg). (Morainal)](/cansis/taxa/genesis/pmdep/morainal_at2.jpg)
Morainal material deposited by ice. A mixture of boulders, stones, sand, silt and clay.
![View a larger version of this image (jpg). (Marine)](/cansis/taxa/genesis/pmdep/marine_at2.jpg)
Marine material deposited in salt or brackish water bodies. Marine deposit of sand, silt and clay.
![View a larger version of this image (jpg). (Fluvioglacial)](/cansis/taxa/genesis/pmdep/fluvioglacial_at2.jpg)
Fluvioglacial material deposited by flowing glacial meltwater. Mostly sand and/or gravel.
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Lacustrine material deposited by glacial lake water. Mostly silt and clay.