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| The red sediments are predominantly fine-grained floodplain sediments, in which soils developed soon after deposition. The light-coloured unit is a sandstone- and conglomerate-filled channel, cut by the river into its floodplain. Move your cursor over the image to see the outline of the channel. | |
| image credit: Roger Suthren. Paleocene. Arques, Aude, S France | |
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