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Page 249
... basins . In addition to topography , factors such as climate , of course , affect the nature of the sediment yield of drainage systems ( q.v. ) . Aptian and in the succeeding times of the Early Cretaceous , in ApAlbian tian and Albian ...
... basins . In addition to topography , factors such as climate , of course , affect the nature of the sediment yield of drainage systems ( q.v. ) . Aptian and in the succeeding times of the Early Cretaceous , in ApAlbian tian and Albian ...
Page 398
... basins where considerable thicknesses of sediment accumulated during extended intervals of times . Similarly , considerable elevation must have prevailed in the uplands where the sediments were produced by prolonged erosion . If basins ...
... basins where considerable thicknesses of sediment accumulated during extended intervals of times . Similarly , considerable elevation must have prevailed in the uplands where the sediments were produced by prolonged erosion . If basins ...
Page 612
... basins in the Gobi and in the Atacama , together with the better known Qațțārah Depression near al - ' Alamayn , are in this category . Desert basins in general , however , are essentially structural features . In the basin and range ...
... basins in the Gobi and in the Atacama , together with the better known Qațțārah Depression near al - ' Alamayn , are in this category . Desert basins in general , however , are essentially structural features . In the basin and range ...
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