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What effect does the wave refraction / longshore current / longshore transport system have on irregular shorelines? Explain.

1. What minerals are most abundant in detrital or clastic sedimentary rocks? Why? 2. What is the primary basis for distinguishing between clastic sedimentary rocks? 3. What is the primary basis for distinguishing among different chemical sedimentary rocks? 4. How are the degree of sorting and rounding related to the transport (by water) of clastics? What does […]