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Origin of denudation
1575–85; < Late Latin dēnūdātiōn- (stem of dēnūdātiō ), equivalent to Latin dēnūdāt ( us ) ( see denudate) + -iōn- -ion
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Denudation, rate of, 285. —— of oldest rocks, 308.
From On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. (2nd edition) by Darwin, Charles
Oscillations in the Level of the Alps and lower Country required to explain the Formation and Denudation of the Loess.
From The Antiquity of Man by Lyell, Charles, Sir
Computation of the average annual Amount of subaerial Denudation.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
Exposure of Plutonic Rocks at the surface due to Denudation.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
Exposure of Plutonic Rocks at the surface due to Denudation.
From The Student's Elements of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
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