erosion surface
Americannoun
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This process has been related not only to the present erosion surface, but to older surfaces now partly buried under later rocks.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
Where the old erosion surface pitches below later sediments, the ores pitch with it, and therefore do not follow the present topography.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
The remnants of this old erosion surface are now found upwarped to various heights in different portions of its area.
From The Elements of Geology by Norton, William Harmon
When this fact of secondary enrichment was discovered, it was naturally assumed that the process was related to the present erosion surface and to present climatic and hydrologic conditions.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
Where the old erosion surface roughly coincides with the present erosion surface, the deposits follow more or less the topography.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
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