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1.2.3 Pediment

Pediments are the gently sloping bedrock slopes which dip toward the floor of a basin. A sharp break occurs in the slope where the pediment meets the mountain front. Pediments are caused by the erosion of the mountain front. The eroded material often lies in either a bajada or an alluvial fan below the pediment.


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Evolution of a pediment
Evolution of a pediment
Original drawing by B.Z. Saylor
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Evolution of a pediment  Evolution of a pediment  Evolution of a pediment  Evolution of a pediment  Pediment  View of pediment in eastern California. 

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