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Pebbles on a beach, rounded by abrasion, and reduced in size by attrition. The abrasion rate of shingle is linked to, in rank order: mean wave height, pebble type, and pebble weight (Dornbusch et al. (2002) J. Coastal Res. SI36).
From: shingle in A Dictionary of Geography »
Subjects: Earth Sciences and Geography.
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