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Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks in the northern Rocky Mountains are 4,000 m thick and w...

Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks in the northern Rocky Mountains are 4,000 m thick and were deposited between 1.45 billion and 850 million years ago. What was the average rate of sediment accumulation in centimeters per year? Why is this figure unlikely to represent the actual rate of sedimentation?

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