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AbstractMost unconsolidated materials covering the Canadian landmass
have glacial origins. Some sediments were entrained
by glaciers and deposited at a distance without being sorted. Other sediments
were picked up and reworked by glacial melt water, or transported and deposited
by river or wind action. Some sediments are organic or volcanic in origin. Sediments
are classified according to the manner in which they were transported and deposited.
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