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Gravedigger Posted 15 years ago
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What do the underlined words mean in the following sentence?
What do the underlined words mean in the following sentence?
. Grains may be derived from nearby coral outcrops, from crystalline quartz rocks or from gypsum.
. Grains may be derived from nearby coral outcrops, from crystalline quartz rocks or from gypsum.
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Coral is the name of a group of tiny marine organisms that secrete a calcium-based skeleton. These can grow large and become rocks. Ancient coral reefs can be found in sedimentary rocks, subject to buiral and uplift.
- Coral is the name of a group of tiny marine organisms that secrete a calcium-based skeleton.
- These can grow large and become rocks.
- Ancient coral reefs can be found in sedimentary rocks, subject to buiral and uplift.
- These geological formations can be eroded and exposed as outcrops.
- Coral outcrops = ancient sedimentary rocks originally created by corals that are visible today.
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Coral is the name of a group of tiny marine organisms that secrete a calcium-based skeleton. These can grow large and become rocks. Ancient coral reefs can be found in sedimentary rocks, subject to buiral and uplift. These geological formations can be eroded and exposed as outcrops.
Coral outcrops = ancient sedimentary rocks originally created by corals that are visible today.
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Coral outcrops = ancient sedimentary rocks originally created by corals that are visible today.
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