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6.2.3: Diamictites

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    VasquezDebrisFlow.jpg

    Figure \(\PageIndex{1}\): Debris Flow Deposit in a Fluvial Environment

    DVAlluvialSeds2.jpg

    Figure \(\PageIndex{2}\): Debris Flow Deposit on an Alluvial Fan

    GlacialMoraine.jpg

    Figure \(\PageIndex{3}\): Modern Glacial Till/Diamictite

    DiamictiteNamibia.jpg

    Figure \(\PageIndex{4}\): Ancient Glacial Diamictite

    DiamictiteNamibia2.jpg

    Figure \(\PageIndex{5}\): Ancient Glacial Diamictite

    JohnnieDiamictite.jpg

    Figure \(\PageIndex{6}\): Ancient Diamictite of uncertain origin

    JohnnieDiamictite2.jpg

    Figure \(\PageIndex{7}\): Ancient Diamictite of uncertain origin


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