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eolian dunes. <1 m/year. 30 m = 30 years?. turbidites. minutes-hours. minutes-hours. 15 events = 15 hours??. 1000 events = 1000 hours??. limestone reefs. coral head growth = 1 mm/year. 5 meter-thick reef = 5000 years?. Tidal flats. ~1 mm/year. 2 meter-thick = 2000 years?. thickness.
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eolian dunes <1 m/year
turbidites minutes-hours minutes-hours
15 events = 15 hours?? 1000 events = 1000 hours??
limestonereefs coral head growth = 1 mm/year 5 meter-thick reef = 5000 years?
Tidal flats ~1 mm/year
thickness …..the history of sedimentation is like being in the military.…… hours of boredom separated by brief moments of terror. bedding planes = hours of boredom beds = moments of terror Sedimentation rate Sadler, 1981 Time span sedimentation rate determined over