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... sediment . Density currents in nature are exemplified by those currents that flow along the bottom of oceans or lakes ... Sedimentary rocks that are thought to have originated from ancient turbidity currents are called turbidites and are ...
... sediment . Density currents in nature are exemplified by those currents that flow along the bottom of oceans or lakes ... Sedimentary rocks that are thought to have originated from ancient turbidity currents are called turbidites and are ...
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... Rock type , terrain , and water table fluctua- tions . Duricrusts occur on a wide range of igneous , metamorphic , and sedimentary rocks , including granites , basalts and gabbros , aren- ites , and argillites . There is only the ...
... Rock type , terrain , and water table fluctua- tions . Duricrusts occur on a wide range of igneous , metamorphic , and sedimentary rocks , including granites , basalts and gabbros , aren- ites , and argillites . There is only the ...
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... rocks of the Earth's crust . Stratified rocks were originally formed from sediments that were deposited in flat ... sedimentary rocks over buried hills gives rise to gentle folds . In nature , folds are rarely produced by a single ...
... rocks of the Earth's crust . Stratified rocks were originally formed from sediments that were deposited in flat ... sedimentary rocks over buried hills gives rise to gentle folds . In nature , folds are rarely produced by a single ...
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