cryoconite

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Synonyms: crocoite, croconate, crocolite

Antonyms: crocoite, croconate, crocolite

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|geology}} Dark [[silt]] [[accumulate|accumulating]] mainly from airborne [[volcanic]] [[sediment]] or [[soot]] from artificial [[pollution]], or [[detritus]] in water of [[ablation]] from [[ice sheet]]s or [[glacier]]s. Cryoconite typically appears either as surface [[discoloration]] or in [[cryoconite hole]]s.

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