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Categories: Geomorphology Sedimentary rocks Coastal geography Articles needing additional references from September 2008 |
Summary Of: BeachrockBeachrock units form under a thin cover of... outcrops of beachrock may be evident offshore where they may act as a barrier against coastal erosion... Beachrock presence can also induce sediment deficiency in a beach and out... Because beachrock is lithified within the intertidal zone and because it commonly forms in a few years... There are several appearances of beachrock formations which are characterized by multiple cracks and gasps... beachrock formation may be uncovered... unconsolidated sand that covers the beachrock draws away and the formation is revealed... new beachrock would be formed in a new position in the intertidal zone... Beachrock and intertidal sediments... Formation of beachrock at Eniwetok Atoll...Encyclodia Page On: Beachrock
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