a) Look at the sedimentary rocks in the photos below. Brief "field notes" are provided with each photo. In each case, identify the rock and any sedimentary structures present, and interpret the depositional setting in which the rock formed. nterpreting sedimentary outcrops. Entrance to Zion National Park in Utah. Large cliff face containing thick beds of medium-grained white, gray, and beige sandstones displaying excellent cross bedding. Sandstone with preserved dinosaur trackway and asymmetric ripple marks. Note different orientation of ripple marks in the foreground.
a) Look at the sedimentary rocks in the photos below. Brief "field notes" are provided with each photo. In each case, identify the rock and any sedimentary structures present, and interpret the depositional setting in which the rock formed. nterpreting sedimentary outcrops. Entrance to Zion National Park in Utah. Large cliff face containing thick beds of medium-grained white, gray, and beige sandstones displaying excellent cross bedding. Sandstone with preserved dinosaur trackway and asymmetric ripple marks. Note different orientation of ripple marks in the foreground.
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Transcribed Image Text:(a) Look at the sedimentary rocks in the photos below. Brief "field notes" are provided with each photo. In each case, identify
the rock and any sedimentary structures present, and interpret the depositional setting in which the rock formed.
Interpreting sedimentary outcrops.
Entrance to Zion National Park in Utah. Large cliff face
containing thick beds of medium-grained white, gray, and
beige sandstones displaying excellent cross bedding.
Sandstone with preserved dinosaur trackway and asymmetric
ripple marks. Note different orientation of ripple marks in the
foreground.
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