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Coquina (/ k oʊ ˈ k iː n ə /) is a sedimentary rock that is composed either wholly or almost entirely of the transported, abraded, and mechanically sorted fragments of mollusks, trilobites, brachiopods, or other invertebrates. [1] [2] The term coquina comes from the Spanish word for "cockle" and "shellfish". [3] [4]
The term scree is applied both to an unstable steep mountain slope composed of rock fragments and other debris, and to the mixture of rock fragments and debris itself. [1] [2] [3] It is loosely synonymous with talus, material that accumulates at the base of a projecting mass of rock, [2] [4] or talus slope, a landform composed of talus. [5]
Debris (UK: / ˈ d ɛ b r iː, ˈ d eɪ b r iː /, US: / d ə ˈ b r iː /) is rubble, wreckage, ruins, litter and discarded garbage/refuse/trash, scattered remains of something destroyed, or, as in geology, large rock fragments left by a melting glacier, etc. Depending on context, debris can refer to a number of different things.
Firth – Scottish word used for various coastal inlets and straits; Fjard – Glacially formed, broad, shallow inlet; Fjord – Long, narrow inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by glacial activity; Geo – Inlet, a gully or a narrow and deep cleft in the face of a cliff; Gulf – Large inlet from the ocean into the landmass List of gulfs
abarca - encompasses; abarcar - to encompass; abarrotado - crowded; abarrote - grocery; abastacer - to supply; abastece - supplies; abastecido - stocked; abastecimiento - catering
An impermeable rock stratum which not only obstructs the passage of water but cannot absorb it, e.g. granite. [4] aquitard A bed or layer of rock that slows the conveyance of water from an aquifer due to its low permeability or low hydraulic conductivity. archipelago. Also island chain. A chain, cluster, or collection of islands in a sea. arête
This word ending—thought to be difficult for Spanish speakers to pronounce at the time—evolved in Spanish into a "-te" ending (e.g. axolotl = ajolote). As a rule of thumb, a Spanish word for an animal, plant, food or home appliance widely used in Mexico and ending in "-te" is highly likely to have a Nahuatl origin.
Debris (Ayria album), 2003; Debris (Sandwich album), 2015 "Debris", a song by The Faces from A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse "Debris", a song by Linkin Park from LP Underground 12.0; Debris Inc., doom metal/punk rock band from Chicago; DJ Debris, a member of the Australian hip hop group Hilltop Hoods