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This edition first published 2009, # 2009 by Gary Nichols
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Nichols, Gary.
Sedimentology and stratigraphy / Gary Nichols. – 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4051-3592-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) – ISBN 978-1-4051-9379-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Sedimentation and
deposition. 2. Geology, Stratigraphic. I. Title.
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