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mspears3

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Explain the ways in which alluvial fans and deltas are similar.

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By far the most common chemical sediments are ___________________ _ mud and grains.
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Answer to Question 1

Both are deposited by running water that abruptly encounters a dramatic reduction in velocity, and both spread laterally as a fan-shaped deposit.

Answer to Question 2

calcium carbonate



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