Definition of facies

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facies

The term 'facies' as it applies to the area of coastlines can be defined as ' the sum total of features such as sedimentary rock type, mineral content, sedimentary structures, bedding characteristics, fossil content, etc. which characterise a sediment as having been deposited in a given environment'.

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