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  • Identifying Talus Slopes: Understanding Rock Debris and Bedrock Horizons
    This sounds like a description of a talus slope.

    Here's why:

    * Talus is a collection of broken rock fragments (also called scree or debris) that have accumulated at the base of a cliff, slope, or mountain.

    * Bedrock is the solid rock that lies beneath the soil and other loose materials.

    * Horizon is a layer of soil or rock that is distinct from the layers above and below it.

    So, a horizon containing large pieces of broken-up bedrock is likely a talus slope, where weathering and erosion have broken down the bedrock and gravity has transported the fragments downhill.

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