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61Naples Creek — is a stream in San Mateo County, California, USA that rises on the western slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains and discharges to the Pacific Ocean. The specific point of discharge is onto Naples Beach, a unit of the Half Moon Bay State Beach. This …
62Modern recession of beaches — Main article: beach evolution Important segments of low coasts are receding, losing sand and reducing the beaches dimensions. This loss could occur very rapidly. From more to less natural causes (degree of anthropization downwards): Contents 1… …
63Palaeochannel — Palaeochannels are deposits of unconsolidated or semi consolidated sedimentary rocks deposited in ancient, currently inactive river and stream channel systems. The word palaeochannel is formed from the words palaeo or old , and channel; ie; a… …
64Water well — Village pump redirects here. For information on Wikipedia project related discussions see Wikipedia:Village pump. Water well at the Wald monastery in Germany. A water well is an excavation or structure created in the ground by digging, driving,… …
65Glossary of geology terms — Here is a glossary of Geological terms.A*Abyssal plain Flat or very gently sloping areas of the deep ocean basin floor. *Absolute dating the process of determining a specific date (in years or some other unit of time) for an archaeological,… …
66Fault gouge — is an unconsolidated tectonite (a rock formed by tectonic forces) with a very small grain size. Fault gouge has no cohesion, it is normally an unconsolidated rock type, unless cementation took place at a later stage. Fault gouge forms in the same …
67Megawatershed — Excerpt from Robert A. Bisson, Megawatersheds in the Water Encyclopedia: Groundwater , edited by Jay H. Lehr and Jack Keeley (John Wiley Sons, Inc., Publication, 2005)Coined by groundwater pioneer Robert A. Bisson, the term Megawatershed… …
68regosol — [reg′ə sôl΄, reg′əsäl΄] n. 〚/span> REGO(LITH) + L solum,SOIL1〛 [often R ] a soil made up of unconsolidated material without stones and without distinct horizons * * * ▪ FAO soil group one …
69coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …
70Altai Mountains — a mountain range in central Asia, mostly in Mongolia, China, Kazakhstan, and the S Russian Federation. Highest peak, Belukha, 15,157 ft. (4506 m). Also, Altay Mountains. * * * Russian Altay Chinese Altay Shan Mongol Altayn Nuruu Mountain system,… …
