This document provides guidance for conducting field observations of sedimentary rock outcrops. It outlines details to include in bird's-eye and close-up views of the outcrop such as lithology, contacts, structures, and features. Recommendations are given for measuring strike/dip, taking photographs, sketching, sampling, and noting the outcrop's relation to local stratigraphy. Samples should be taken for various analyses and contain location/identification information. Thorough documentation helps characterize and understand the sedimentary environment and geological history.
This document provides guidance for conducting field observations of sedimentary rock outcrops. It outlines details to include in bird's-eye and close-up views of the outcrop such as lithology, contacts, structures, and features. Recommendations are given for measuring strike/dip, taking photographs, sketching, sampling, and noting the outcrop's relation to local stratigraphy. Samples should be taken for various analyses and contain location/identification information. Thorough documentation helps characterize and understand the sedimentary environment and geological history.
This document provides guidance for conducting field observations of sedimentary rock outcrops. It outlines details to include in bird's-eye and close-up views of the outcrop such as lithology, contacts, structures, and features. Recommendations are given for measuring strike/dip, taking photographs, sketching, sampling, and noting the outcrop's relation to local stratigraphy. Samples should be taken for various analyses and contain location/identification information. Thorough documentation helps characterize and understand the sedimentary environment and geological history.
--- DETAIL--- --- GENERAL--- Bird Eye View 1. Outcrop Geometry and dimension General info 2. Lithology unit (divide lateral & vertical lithology OC (outcrop) name : > i.e. Route Name + date (DDMMYY) continuity; wedging, stacking). + order of OC = Ab100510-08 3. Rhytm (f/u, c/u, blocky, thin/u, intercal, interbed) GPS noted in book & sample bag 4. Contact every lithology unit (erosiaonal, gradational, Geographic sketches of OC (plan view) & its geographic sharp) direction 5. Mega sedimentary structure (if any) Clear OC from covers 6. Drawing in field scale Determine Bedding Plane & Way-up direction, OC Rhytm, & its Geological structure Ant View OC sketch, dimension & sketch direction 1. Color Strike/dip measureent (more than 1 measurement) + dip 2. Grain size (sh cg bldr) direction, 3. Grain shape (roundness & sphericity) OC plotted in Map & coloring 4. Grain contact (point, planar, concave-convex, suture) Photo OC & its direction (always photo and landscape 5. Grain component & fragment (polymic/monomic, ident., photo) size, roundness) Similarity of OC with Local Stratigraphic Unit (formation) 6. Matrix type (finer sand, shale, etc) ---------------------------------------------- 7. Test by HCl Stratigraphy 8. Grain accesories & modifier (tuffaceous, clayey, Rhytm, field scale (i.e. 1:100), Paleocurrent glauconite, etc) 9. Cement (silica, carbonate/dolomite, Fe-Ox, Clay, siderite, Sample anhydrite) Shaly sediment for BIOSTRATIGRAPHY (fossil contained?) 10.Sorting (vw.sort, w.sort, m.sort, p.sort, vp.sort) & GEOCHEMISTRY 11.Fabric (matrix supported?, clay supprted?) Sandy sediment, conglomerat/breccia & its fragments for 12.Hardness of clastic (loose, friable, hard, v.hard) PETROGRAPHIC, XRD, RCAL Hardness of non-clastic (plastic, soft, firm, indurate, hard, Sample name: i.e. Route Name + Date + Order of OC + brittle) Order of sample = Cd130610-08-03 13.Porosity & permeability (type & quality (poor, med, Sampel number written on bag w/ water-proof ink good)) Note coordinates on sample bag 14.Macro fossil type (pelecypod, brachipod, etc) Take FRESH sample & minimn fistful sized 15.Primary sed. struct. (graded, crossbed, par-lam, etc) Sample also need for hand speciment (no lab. 16.Secondary sed. struct. (sole marks, etc) analysis) or as evidence 17.Biogenic structures type (thallasinoides, ophiomorpha, etc) Structure: Joint, Fault, Fold, Clavage 18.Adjective (calcareous, dolomitic) 19.Carbonates: test by alizalin red-s describe color & its % 20. Paleocurrent measurements MAKE SURE NO TOOLS LEFT !!! MAKE SURE NO TOOLS LEFT !!!
Graham J. Borradaile, M. Brian Bayly Auth., Graham J. Borradaile, M. Brian Bayly, Chris McA. Powell Eds. Atlas of Deformational and Metamorphic Rock Fabrics