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This contribution is an attempt to bridge some gaps between source= minded and emplacement-minded students of clastic sediments. The first part outlines a simple conceptual frame of basin topography, hydrodynamic base levels, transport-deposition processes and the resulting modification of sand before and after final deposition (pre-emplacement vs pre-burial). The second part emphasizes geome= try, fill and dispersal pattern of elongated basins in orogenic foreland settings. Factual information from the mediterranean area (particularly the Apennines and Po Plain subsurface) is summarized.
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Lucchi, F.R. (1985). Influence of Transport Processes and Basin Geometry on Sand Composition. In: Zuffa, G.G. (eds) Provenance of Arenites. NATO ASI Series, vol 148. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2809-6_2
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