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Page 117
... sediment types and current systems on the terrace . Some of these will now be discussed . Sediments and current systems . Depressions tend to collect fine material with a high percentage of organic matter , whereas topographic highs are ...
... sediment types and current systems on the terrace . Some of these will now be discussed . Sediments and current systems . Depressions tend to collect fine material with a high percentage of organic matter , whereas topographic highs are ...
Page 251
... sediments containing Cretaceous microfossils have been recovered in deep - sea coring operations . The extent of those Cretaceous deposits can be determined by seismic studies . Another such seamount off the southern coast of Hokkaido ...
... sediments containing Cretaceous microfossils have been recovered in deep - sea coring operations . The extent of those Cretaceous deposits can be determined by seismic studies . Another such seamount off the southern coast of Hokkaido ...
Page 399
... sediments , and the building and breaking of barriers to the distribution of sediments . Several of these theories include some ele- ments of the foregoing . Successive uplifts of the land each followed by a period of stability during ...
... sediments , and the building and breaking of barriers to the distribution of sediments . Several of these theories include some ele- ments of the foregoing . Successive uplifts of the land each followed by a period of stability during ...
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