Posted on 05/28/2020 2:32:44 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
In addition to your list, the high percentage of angular-subangular pebbles-cobbles might suggest sheet wash or mud flows from the surrounding hills. The source site maybe had eroded volcanic deposits or simply denuded soils on those hills.
They are so beautifully preserved!
Don’t worry bro.
The Romans made EVERYONE look bad in the home improvement department. Their outhouses make our fine dining restaurants look like.....country outhouses!
A seed takes root in a crack between tiles of the mosaic. Roots descend and a green shoot emerges. Photosynthesis begins. Carbon begins being sucked from the air to fuel the plant’s growth. The carbon from the air is used to “build” the plant, and together with water constitutes the vast bulk of the weight of the plant. The plant dies, and its carcass falls where it stood. Repeat 1,000,000,000,000 times and you get 30 feet of dirt.
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