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Author: Giga-fren
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English[en]
Further, because much of Canada has only recently (in geologic time) emerged from the covering masses of Pleistocene ice sheets (see GLACIATION), weathering and other pedogenic processes have had only a few thousand years in which to work.
French[fr]
L'« héritage » géologique peut aussi jouer un rôle important. Certains types de milieux sédimentaires favorisent l'accumulation d'argiles, tandis que d'autres retiennent les sables riches en quartz ou les graviers.