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Only ticularly channelled around topographical features , such where clays are
aggregated into particles of sand size , as as the Tibesti Massif in the Sahara , so
that dunes are afon the Gulf Coast of Texas , will they be formed into fected by ...
Only ticularly channelled around topographical features , such where clays are
aggregated into particles of sand size , as as the Tibesti Massif in the Sahara , so
that dunes are afon the Gulf Coast of Texas , will they be formed into fected by ...
Page 210
If , from meteorological measurements the regional rate of sand flow can be
calculated , and if it is assumed that the dune has a simple cross section that
migrates forward without change of form , a formula for the rate of movement of a
dune ...
If , from meteorological measurements the regional rate of sand flow can be
calculated , and if it is assumed that the dune has a simple cross section that
migrates forward without change of form , a formula for the rate of movement of a
dune ...
Page 214
For example , polish can occur on Immature sandstones contain a clay matrix ,
and the medium - grained beach sands and fine - grained desert sands sand -
sized grains are usually angular and poorly sorted . and can also be produced ...
For example , polish can occur on Immature sandstones contain a clay matrix ,
and the medium - grained beach sands and fine - grained desert sands sand -
sized grains are usually angular and poorly sorted . and can also be produced ...
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