In terms of maturity, explain how you can determine the distance from the source the sediments in the rock traveled?
In terms of maturity, explain how you can determine the distance from the source the sediments in the rock traveled?
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- In terms of maturity, explain how you can determine the distance from the source the sediments in the rock traveled?
![Table 1: Sedimentary Depositional Environments Modified from: Wiese, Katryn
https://fog.ccsf.edu/~kwiese/content/Classes/Geology LabManualSpring2021.pdf and Open Geology Text: https://opengeology.org/textbook/5-weathering-erosion-and-sedimentary-rocks/
Location
Deep Ocean (Abyssal)
Submarine fan
Continental shelf & slope
Sediment
very fine muds and
oozes, diatomaceous
Earth
graded sequences,
alternating
sand/mud
mud, possible sand
larger sediments,
sand and mud
Common Rock Types
chert, shale,
mudstone, limestone
shale, mudstone,
siltstone
shale, mudstone,
siltstone, limestone
sandstone,
conglomerate
Typical Fossils
microscopic organisms - diatoms &
coccolithophores
rare
rare
Fluvial (River)
Beach (Littoral)
very well sorted sand
sandstone
Reef
lime mud with coral
limestone
rare
bioturbation- layers disturbed by
movement of organisms
many, commonly coral
Lagoon
Landslide, Fault Zone, Debris
Flow, Impact (meteorite),
Tsunami
Lake (Lacustrine)
laminated mud
mud to boulders,
angular, poorly
sorted fragments
shale
many, bioturbation-layers disturbed by
movement of organisms
breccia
varies
fine-grained mud
shale
invertebrates, rare (deep) bone beds
Swamp (Paludal)
Desert (Aeolian)
plant material
very well-sorted sand
and silt
coal
plant debris
sandstone
rare
Glacial
mud to boulders,
poorly sorted
breccia (tillite)
rare](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc3b1f91d-a6d8-4769-a48a-89a2eee44482%2Fa05f6488-074f-4d06-ba7b-c1044f6061a2%2F2cxrl7r_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Table 1: Sedimentary Depositional Environments Modified from: Wiese, Katryn
https://fog.ccsf.edu/~kwiese/content/Classes/Geology LabManualSpring2021.pdf and Open Geology Text: https://opengeology.org/textbook/5-weathering-erosion-and-sedimentary-rocks/
Location
Deep Ocean (Abyssal)
Submarine fan
Continental shelf & slope
Sediment
very fine muds and
oozes, diatomaceous
Earth
graded sequences,
alternating
sand/mud
mud, possible sand
larger sediments,
sand and mud
Common Rock Types
chert, shale,
mudstone, limestone
shale, mudstone,
siltstone
shale, mudstone,
siltstone, limestone
sandstone,
conglomerate
Typical Fossils
microscopic organisms - diatoms &
coccolithophores
rare
rare
Fluvial (River)
Beach (Littoral)
very well sorted sand
sandstone
Reef
lime mud with coral
limestone
rare
bioturbation- layers disturbed by
movement of organisms
many, commonly coral
Lagoon
Landslide, Fault Zone, Debris
Flow, Impact (meteorite),
Tsunami
Lake (Lacustrine)
laminated mud
mud to boulders,
angular, poorly
sorted fragments
shale
many, bioturbation-layers disturbed by
movement of organisms
breccia
varies
fine-grained mud
shale
invertebrates, rare (deep) bone beds
Swamp (Paludal)
Desert (Aeolian)
plant material
very well-sorted sand
and silt
coal
plant debris
sandstone
rare
Glacial
mud to boulders,
poorly sorted
breccia (tillite)
rare
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