polymictic
polymictic
1. Applied to lakes (e.g. in high altitudes in the tropics) whose waters are circulating virtually continuously. If periods of stagnation occur they are very short.
2.. Applied to a conglomerate which contains clasts of many different rock types. Compare OLIGOMICTIC.
1. Applied to lakes (e.g. in high altitudes in the tropics) whose waters are circulating virtually continuously. If periods of stagnation occur they are very short.
2.. Applied to a conglomerate which contains clasts of many different rock types. Compare OLIGOMICTIC.
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