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Page 170
... basins are formed . Another factor to consider in explaining the sequence of rock basins and intervening steps and sills is the differ- ential resistance of bedrock types that occurs along the and valley . Even if the bedrock is of ...
... basins are formed . Another factor to consider in explaining the sequence of rock basins and intervening steps and sills is the differ- ential resistance of bedrock types that occurs along the and valley . Even if the bedrock is of ...
Page 171
... basins below sea level . They sug- gest that these rock basins were formed by valley glaciers in the early Pleistocene when the coastline stood rela- tively higher above sea level , and before the ice reached a thickness sufficient to ...
... basins below sea level . They sug- gest that these rock basins were formed by valley glaciers in the early Pleistocene when the coastline stood rela- tively higher above sea level , and before the ice reached a thickness sufficient to ...
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... basins that fill with fine lake deposits mixed with saline residues in their central parts . Along the margins of such basins , or in deeper aquifers not affected by present arid condi- tions , are found the only freshwater or useful ...
... basins that fill with fine lake deposits mixed with saline residues in their central parts . Along the margins of such basins , or in deeper aquifers not affected by present arid condi- tions , are found the only freshwater or useful ...
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