Clastic wedge
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Clastic wedge
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In geology, a clastic wedge is a thick accumulation of sediments or sedimentary rocks eroded and deposited landward of a mountain chain or geological boundary. They begin at the mountain front, thicken considerably landwards of it to a peak depth, and progressively thin with increasing distance inland. As they are often lens-shaped in profile, the process by which these sedimentary wedges are shaped is due to the regressive and transgressive movement from bodies of water. Some examples of clasti
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