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... sandstone cliffs average about 20 feet ( 6 metres ) in height but occasionally exceed 50 feet ( 15 metres ) . Most of the island is within 5 miles of the sea or a tidal inlet , and no spot is more than 10 miles from salt water . Water ...
... sandstone cliffs average about 20 feet ( 6 metres ) in height but occasionally exceed 50 feet ( 15 metres ) . Most of the island is within 5 miles of the sea or a tidal inlet , and no spot is more than 10 miles from salt water . Water ...
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... sandstones , and conglomerates of glacial origin ) . Several orogenic phases occurred more than 600 mil- lion years ago . Though long subjected to weathering and erosion , the folds produced by these orogenies are still obvious in some ...
... sandstones , and conglomerates of glacial origin ) . Several orogenic phases occurred more than 600 mil- lion years ago . Though long subjected to weathering and erosion , the folds produced by these orogenies are still obvious in some ...
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... sandstones carbonates metamorphic seawater rocks ( type I ) ( 1 ) Hydrogen 2.2 % 200 1,400 380 590 - 1,000 ( 3 ) Lithium 1.3 12 20 24 12 66 15 ( 4 ) Beryllium 0.04 2 2 3 0.8 3 ( 5 ) Boron 5 2 10 1.5 15 100 0.X 35 5 0.X 22 10.7 % 0.17 ...
... sandstones carbonates metamorphic seawater rocks ( type I ) ( 1 ) Hydrogen 2.2 % 200 1,400 380 590 - 1,000 ( 3 ) Lithium 1.3 12 20 24 12 66 15 ( 4 ) Beryllium 0.04 2 2 3 0.8 3 ( 5 ) Boron 5 2 10 1.5 15 100 0.X 35 5 0.X 22 10.7 % 0.17 ...
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