formed by cooling and solidification of magma. Granite and rhyolite are typical Igneous –bedrock igneous bedrocks in Missouri a type of sedimentary rock composed largely of calcium carbonate Limestone – material transported and deposited by wind and consisting predominantly of silt-size Loess – particles soil material containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller Loamy – proportion of clay a type of wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species Marsh – a site that is moderately well to well drained and has high available water capacity, Moist – resulting in a well-balanced supply of moisture (neither too dry nor too wet). soil that has a thick, dark surface horizon and was typically formed under prairie Mollic – vegetation blocky or massive, fine-grained sedimentary rock in which the proportions of clay and Mudstone – silt are approximately equal a soil horizon that displays a blocky, columnar, or prismatic structure and has a subhorizon Natric – with an exchangeable-sodium saturation of over 15% stratified sediments of sand and gravel removed or from a glacier by Outwash – “washed out” streams a vegetative community within the historic pine range in Missouri that has shortleaf pine Pinery – as a significant tree species a vegetative community dominated by perennial grasses and forbs with scattered shrubs Prairie – and very few trees steep, north- and east-facing slopes, which are cooler and moister than other slope Protected – aspects - unconsolidated, weathered, or partly weathered mineral material that accumulates by Residuum disintegration of bedrock in place a component of terraces and flood-plain steps consisting of the steep side slope; the Riser – escarpment a vegetative community in the floodplain immediately adjacent and generally parallel Riverfront – to a river or stream channel a geographic area characterized by thick, dissected loess deposits, formed immediately River hills – adjacent to the edges of the Missouri and Mississippi River floodplains a coarse-sized soil containing a large mixture of sand and gravels and a somewhat smaller Sandy – proportion of silts and clays with excessive drainage a sedimentary rock containing dominantly sand-size particles Sandstone –
Igneous –bedrock formed by cooling and solidification of magma. Granite and rhyolite are typical igneous bedrocks in Missouri Limestone – a type of sedimentary rock composed largely of calcium carbonate Loess – material transported and deposited by wind and consisting predominantly of silt-size particles Loamy – soil material containing a relatively equal mixture of sand and silt and a somewhat smaller proportion of clay Marsh – a type of wetland that is dominated by herbaceous rather than woody plant species Moist – a site that is moderately well to well drained and has high available water capacity, resulting in a well-balanced supply of moisture (neither too dry nor too wet). Mollic – soil that has a thick, dark surface horizon and was typically formed under prairie vegetation Mudstone – blocky or massive, fine-grained sedimentary rock in which the proportions of clay and silt are approximately equal Natric – a soil horizon that displays a blocky, columnar, or prismatic structure and has a subhorizon with an exchangeable-sodium saturation of over 15% Outwash – stratified sediments of sand and gravel removed or “washed out” from a glacier by streams Pinery – a vegetative community within the historic pine range in Missouri that has shortleaf pine as a significant tree species Prairie – a vegetative community dominated by perennial grasses and forbs with scattered shrubs and very few trees Protected – steep, north- and east-facing slopes, which are cooler and moister than other slope aspects Residuum - unconsolidated, weathered, or partly weathered mineral material that accumulates by disintegration of bedrock in place Riser – a component of terraces and flood-plain steps consisting of the steep side slope; the escarpment Riverfront – a vegetative community in the floodplain immediately adjacent and generally parallel to a river or stream channel River hills – a geographic area characterized by thick, dissected loess deposits, formed immediately adjacent to the edges of the Missouri and Mississippi River floodplains Sandy – a coarse-sized soil containing a large mixture of sand and gravels and a somewhat smaller proportion of silts and clays with excessive drainage Sandstone – a sedimentary rock containing dominantly sand-size particles
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