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Sedimentary Structures Guide

The document discusses primary sedimentary structures found in rock layers, including bedding, laminations, graded bedding, ripple marks, cross-beds, and mud cracks. Ripple marks and cross-beds form from consistent winds transporting limited or abundant sand in environments like beaches, coastal dunes, or deserts. Mud cracks indicate an environment that periodically dried out. Different types of cross-beds, like barchan or parabolic, provide clues to the wind patterns involved in their formation.

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Sedimentary Structures Guide

The document discusses primary sedimentary structures found in rock layers, including bedding, laminations, graded bedding, ripple marks, cross-beds, and mud cracks. Ripple marks and cross-beds form from consistent winds transporting limited or abundant sand in environments like beaches, coastal dunes, or deserts. Mud cracks indicate an environment that periodically dried out. Different types of cross-beds, like barchan or parabolic, provide clues to the wind patterns involved in their formation.

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PRIMARY SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES

A) Stratification Structures & Bedforms 1) Bedding & Lamination 2) Bedforms 3) Cross-lamination 4) Irregular stratification
B) Bedding Plane Markings

BEDDING

Laminations < 1cm

Graded Bedding Which way is up?

Bedforms & Cross-Stratification


A) Ripple Marks modern beach

Ripple Marks in Sandstone Rock was formed on an ancient beach

2) Sedimentary Structures B) Cross Beds the inside of Ripple Marks

Checkerboard Mesa Zion National Park, Utah

Barchan Consistent wind Limited Sand

Transverse Consistent wind Abundant Sand

Parabolic Blowouts Coastal Dunes

Linear (Seif) Converging wind. Limited Sand

Star Dunes Variable wind directions.

2) Sedimentary Structures C) Mud Cracks Environment that periodically dries out

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