Lab 7 - Core Descriptions

DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT
LIMESTONES

STRUCTURES / FOSSILS

BIOTURBATION
wacke

bound
rud &
grain
pack
LITHOLOGY

mud
SCALE (cm)

COLOR

NOTES
MUD SANDGRAVEL

pebb
cobb
gran

boul
clay
vf m vc

silt
f c

Dark grey
8 Grey River channel
Grey Conglomerate, high energy
Grey Conglomerate, high energy River channel

Grey
7
Unidirectional flow, topsets not visible Point bar

Grey River channel

Light grey Floodplain
6 Moderate to high energy, topsets not Point bar
visible Floodplain

Black Coal
Light grey Floodplain
5

Lght grey Fractured Floodplain

Grey Brown ripped-up clasts Delta mouth

Grey Compaction and different density Delta front/

4
between grains continental slope

Continental shelf
Light grey Continental shelf
3

Light grey Low energy, bioturbated, black Continental shelf

laminations

Grey Low energy, bioturbated, black Continental shelf

laminations

1
Dark purple Low energy Basin