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... Particles coarser than sands , such as small pebbles , only form dunelike features when there are strong and persistent winds , as on top of some sea cliffs in Peru . Even larger particles , such as small boul- ders , can only be moved ...
... Particles coarser than sands , such as small pebbles , only form dunelike features when there are strong and persistent winds , as on top of some sea cliffs in Peru . Even larger particles , such as small boul- ders , can only be moved ...
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... particles range from four to 64 millimetres in Table 2 : Size Limits of Common Grades and Rock Terms sedimentary particles diameter . A description is necessary , however , to indicate the rock types that compose this variety of ...
... particles range from four to 64 millimetres in Table 2 : Size Limits of Common Grades and Rock Terms sedimentary particles diameter . A description is necessary , however , to indicate the rock types that compose this variety of ...
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... particles convey a variety of meanings , such as " question , command , sur- prise , new situation . " The general word order of subject- verb - object and complement and modifier - modified is the same in all the languages , but the ...
... particles convey a variety of meanings , such as " question , command , sur- prise , new situation . " The general word order of subject- verb - object and complement and modifier - modified is the same in all the languages , but the ...
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