Parent materials mode of meposition in Atlantic Canada

Eolian

Eolian material deposited by wind. Uniform deposit of very fine sand and silt.

Fluvioglacial

Fluvioglacial material deposited by flowing glacial meltwater. Mostly sand and/or gravel.

Lacustrine

Lacustrine material deposited by glacial lake water. Mostly silt and clay.

Marine

Marine material deposited in salt or brackish water bodies. Marine deposit of sand, silt and clay.

Morainal

Morainal material deposited by ice. A mixture of boulders, stones, sand, silt and clay.

Organic

Organic material deposited when accumulation exceeds decomposition. Stratified deposit of peat.