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Page 213
... sediments on the sea floor result from the interplay of glacial debris from Antarctica , material of biological origin , and eroded ma- terial from South America . Proceeding south- ward , the sediments are first mainly sandy and clayey ...
... sediments on the sea floor result from the interplay of glacial debris from Antarctica , material of biological origin , and eroded ma- terial from South America . Proceeding south- ward , the sediments are first mainly sandy and clayey ...
Page 548
... sediments become instruments of erosion as they abrade one another in sus- pended transport or as they abrade other rock and soil as they are dragged along the river bottom , progressively entraining additional sediments as long as the ...
... sediments become instruments of erosion as they abrade one another in sus- pended transport or as they abrade other rock and soil as they are dragged along the river bottom , progressively entraining additional sediments as long as the ...
Page 851
... Sediment materials eroded from one location are transported and deposited in another , only to be eroded and redeposited time and again before reaching the ocean . At successive locations , the riverine plain and the river channel ...
... Sediment materials eroded from one location are transported and deposited in another , only to be eroded and redeposited time and again before reaching the ocean . At successive locations , the riverine plain and the river channel ...
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