Every time they removed a few feet of silt, loose sediment would refill the hollow.

These winds picked up and transported large quantities of loose, fine-grained sediment brought down by the glaciers.

Variables considered important in debris flow initiation include slope angle, available loose sediment, and degree of land disturbance by activities such as forest harvesting.

Well, pursuing the mining theory, one would suggest that all the loose sediment near the scene of operations would gradually be washed away.

Generally speaking, the machine system of section-making is so gentle that only very difficult lithologies and loose sediments will need impregnation.

Single crystals and loose sediment can also be viewed with little preparation.

A general term for solid rock that lies beneath soil, loose sediments, or other unconsolidated material.

Other experts point out that the entire region is sinking as the loose sediment under the Mississippi Delta settles and compacts.

The process of turning loose sediment into hard is called lithification.