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Chapter 9: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
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Chapter 9: Sediments andSedimentary Rocks
What do Sedimentary Structures Tell Us About?What do Sedimentary Structures Tell Us About?
How Does Sediment Change Into aHow Does Sediment Change Into a
What Are the Main Types ofWhat Are the Main Types ofSedimentary Rocks?Sedimentary Rocks?
Sedimentary Rock?Sedimentary Rock?
Depositional Conditions?Depositional Conditions?
What is Sediment?What is Sediment?What Happens When Sediment is Moved?What Happens When Sediment is Moved?
Chapter 9: Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
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Sediment Particles andClastic Sedimentary Rocks
Table 9.1
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Sorting of Sedimentby a River
Figure 9.2
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Lithification of Sand Grainsto Become Sandstone
Figure 9.6
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Accumulation ofFeldspar-Rich Sand
Figure 9.11
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Poorly Sorted Sediment of Sand GrainsSurrounded by a Matrix of Silt and Clay
Figure 9.12
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Turbidity Current Flow DownslopeAlong the Sea Floor
Figure 9.13
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Outcrop of Queenston Formation Shale
Figure 9.14
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Lithification of Shale from Compactionand Cementation of Wet Mud
Figure 9.15
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Living Coral-Algal Reef Sheds Bioclastic Sediment into the
Fore-reef and Back-reef Environments
Figure 9.17
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Chemical Sedimentary Rocks
Table 9.2
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Bedding and Cross-Bedding
Figure 9.26
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Bedform Stability Diagram for FlowsApproximately 1 m Deep
Box 9.2 – Figure 1
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Ripples Formed in Fine Sand
Box 9.2 – Figure 2
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Ripples Formed in Coarse-Grained Sands
Box 9.2 – Figure 3
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Horizontally LaminatedCourse-Grained Sands
Box 9.2 – Figure 4
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Development of Cross-Bedding inWind-Blown Sand (A, B) and
Current-Deposited Sand (C, D)
Figure 9.28
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Development of Ripple Marksin Loose Sediment
Figure 9.28
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Development of a Graded Bed ofSediment Deposited by a
Turbidity Current
Figure 9.31
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Geological Formations of UpperOrdovician to Silurian Age Exposed in
Niagara Gorge, Ontario
Figure 9.31
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Geological Formations of UpperOrdovician to Silurian Age Exposed in
Niagara Gorge, Ontario
Figure 9.35
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Sediment Deposits TransportedAway from Source Area
Figure 9.36
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Characteristics of the Salt Wash Memberof the Morrison Formation that Help
Locate Its Source Area
Figure 9.37
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The Common SedimentaryEnvironments of Deposition
Figure 9.38
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Sedimentary Basics Associated withConvergent Plate Boundary
Figure 9.41
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Divergent Plate Boundary Showing ThickWedges of Gravel and Course Sand
Figure 9.41
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Laboratory ManualThe Lab Manual to accompany Physical Geology and the Environment has been created as a resource for laboratory sessions in physical geology, mirroring the "Inquiry-Based Approach" of the text. Structured on exercises and corresponding background concepts, the lab manual contains student-friendly worksheets, and has been perforated for easy lab use.
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