Sedimentary Petrology

1) In what way does the energy of the depositional environment affect the
constituents that will occur in a mudrock?
2) Sandstone A is said to be well sorted, while sandstone B is said to be poorly
sorted. How would you describe the difference between sandstone A and B?
3) What kinds of features might be present in a carbonate rock that would
indicate that current transport was involved in the deposition of the sediment
that formed the rock at that particular spot?
4) How is the source area (PROVENANCE) of sediments determined?
5) Flow at the mouth of fluvial dominated delta is determined by the relative
densities of river outflow and ambient sea water. Comment.
6) How is formation of asymmetric ripples different from symmetric ripples?
7) What are two things that could happen that could cause carbonate sediment to
be partially dissolved after deposition (as part of the diagenetic processes)?