Cryoconite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cryoconite is a noun meaning (geology) Dark silt accumulating mainly from airborne volcanic sediment or soot from artificial pollution, or detritus in water of ablation from ice sheets or glaciers. Cryoconite typically appears either as surface discoloration or in cryoconite holes.
Meaning
(geology) Dark silt accumulating mainly from airborne volcanic sediment or soot from artificial pollution, or detritus in water of ablation from ice sheets or glaciers. Cryoconite typically appears either as surface discoloration or in cryoconite holes.
Example Sentences
In these environments the cryoconite, a wind-borne fine debris deposited on glacier surfaces, represents a potential sink for organic and inorganic pollutants because of its high content of organic matter.
Word Forms
- cryoconites
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cryolithozone, conite, konite, icecrete, cryolithionite, stiria.
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