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... rock . Another minor topographic form , beach rock , may be noted along parts of beaches in warm cli- mates . Beach rock consists of cemented beach material of any kind : ordinarily , sand , gravel , or shells , but also exotic material ...
... rock . Another minor topographic form , beach rock , may be noted along parts of beaches in warm cli- mates . Beach rock consists of cemented beach material of any kind : ordinarily , sand , gravel , or shells , but also exotic material ...
Page 801
... rock that has been weakened by oxidation , leaching , and various physicochemical processes and that overlies more durable rock below the water table . These platforms slope gently toward the level of high neap tide . The localization ...
... rock that has been weakened by oxidation , leaching , and various physicochemical processes and that overlies more durable rock below the water table . These platforms slope gently toward the level of high neap tide . The localization ...
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... rock practically impermeable . Tillites and boulder clays make excellent dams , both natural and artificial . Fault breccias are either more or less permeable than the unfragmented rock they traverse . For these rea- sons ...
... rock practically impermeable . Tillites and boulder clays make excellent dams , both natural and artificial . Fault breccias are either more or less permeable than the unfragmented rock they traverse . For these rea- sons ...
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