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Page 117
... sediment types and current systems on the terrace . Some of these will now be discussed . Beach , Sediments and current systems . Depressions tend to shelf , collect fine material with a high percentage of organic slope , and matter ...
... sediment types and current systems on the terrace . Some of these will now be discussed . Beach , Sediments and current systems . Depressions tend to shelf , collect fine material with a high percentage of organic slope , and matter ...
Page 398
... sediments were derived mainly from the removal of weathered material from a soil - covered ancient land surface . Later sandstones , however , indicate that their sediments probably were produced by the rapid erosion of uncovered fresh ...
... sediments were derived mainly from the removal of weathered material from a soil - covered ancient land surface . Later sandstones , however , indicate that their sediments probably were produced by the rapid erosion of uncovered fresh ...
Page 399
... sediments , and the building and breaking of barriers to the distribution of sediments . Several of these theories include some elements 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 elements of the foregoing . Successive uplifts of the land each followed by a period of stability during ...
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