Cryoconite

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounDark 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.

Synonyms

cryolithozone conite konite icestone icecrete cryolithionite greenland spar stiria chrystocrene concretion cryohydrate carbonite

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