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Superficial deposits
Superficial deposits
refer to geological deposits typically of
less than 2.6 million years old
. These recent unconsolidated
sediments
may include
stream
channel and
floodplain
deposits, beach sands,
talus
gravels and
glacial
drift
and
moraine
. All pre-quaternary deposits are referred to as
bedrock
.
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