Sentence examples for stream sand from inspiring English sources
With average precipitation of 15 cm/yr in the arid zones and 120 cm/yr in the temperate zones, feldspar is relatively decreased in stream sand (compared to parent rock) by < 2% and ~ 20%, respectively.
The generation of modern, plutoniclastic sediment across California varies with climate, resulting in significant mineralogical and geochemical differences between parent rock, weathering profile material, and low-order stream sand.
With the exception of biotite, the mineralogy of medium-grained stream sand reflects that of medium-grained weathering profile material in both climates, confirming the findings from constant-climate case studies that the composition of proximal sand is largely achieved within weathering profiles and during initial erosion.
Hornblende and biotite are more easily weathered in temperate than arid climates, although their occurrence in medium-grained stream sands is affected by hydraulic sorting and comminution during transport.
Then: heat from the interior, metamorphic rock, clouds of steam hiding the sun; clouds, torrential rains, ocean basins filling, rivers, mountains, streams, sand, gravel, clay, sedimentary rock.
Don't miss Laura Vinci's streaming sand piece in which twinkling golden grains pile up as though in a fairy tale.
Panicked Kuwaiti refugees in polished luxury sedans--VCRs and stereos in the trunk, Sri Lankan and Pakistani maids in tow--streamed sand-covered and frightened into Saudi Arabia for days, until Iraqi soldiers closed the border and unleashed a seven-month campaign of terror against the Kuwaitis remaining inside.
Skillful ringing is like a steady stream of sand; poor ringing clumps up like wet earth.
Gravel can indicate a stream bed; sand, a beach or river delta; fine silt, deeper water.
Lissajous used a narrow stream of sand pouring from the base of a compound pendulum to produce the curves.
Q. Inside the garage, my foundation wall has two hairline cracks oozing a steady stream of sand.
