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Concepts
16 concepts
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floodplain hydrostratigraphy
The spatial organization of sedimentary deposits and their hydraulic properties within floodplain aquifers
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tectonic overprints
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contact metamorphism
Alteration of rocks by pressure and temperature conditions related to igneous intrusions that changes rock pore structure and mineralogy
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geochemistry
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Laramide Orogeny
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deposition
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glacial advances
Forward movement of ice sheets that leave behind terminal moraines and other glacial deposits
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biological invasion
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post-depositional modification
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transgressive-regressive cycles
Cycles of sea level rise and fall that control sediment deposition patterns in marine basins
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uplift
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caldera volcanism
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explosive eruptions
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lateral cutting
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paleoglacier reconstruction
Reconstruction of past glacier extents and ice thickness using geomorphic evidence and numerical modeling
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