During the summer you've decided to take a trip to the tropical Seychelles Islands, famous for it's clear and warm waters. One day you went snorkeling to observe the unique coral reef. With your knowledge in Earth Systems, you quickly realized that the sedimentary environment you were looking at was: Shallow-marine carbonate O Glacial marine reef Deep-marine Shallow-marine clastic Marine delta

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