Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
I.
INTRODUCTION
A.
2.
3.
B.
C.
I.e. examining the rock record to deduce the natural history of the
time record.
b.
I.
B.
Greek Period
1.
2.
Roman Empire
1.
b.
C.
Renaissance
1.
b.
2.
(2)
3.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(3)
(4)
D.
b.
c.
d.
2.
(2)
b.
3.
(b)
(c)
4.
(a)
(b)
5.
b.
c.
(2)
6.
II.
Early work
1.
(4)
B.
2.
3.
William Smith: late 1800's worked out the stratigraphic column for
Great Britain
Later Work
1.
2.
b.
c.
boundaries).
3.
4.
d.
e.
f.
g.
Mesozoic (Era)
a.
b.
c.
Cenozoic
a.
b.
c.
5.
III.
b.
c.
B.
Engineering/Design Purposes
1.
C.
D.
b.
c.
IV.
SUBDISCIPLINES OF STRATIGRAPHY
A.
B.
C.
D.
V.
E.
F.
B.
2.
3.
a.
b.
c.
2.
3.
b.
b.
c.
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C.
William Smith
1.
2.
D.
b.
(b)
(c)
(2)
ii)
iii)
(3)
b)
c)
2.
b.
c.
Classification of Unconformities
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
VI.
SEDIMENTARY FACIES
A.
1.
2.
B.
C.
Sedimentary Environments
1.
D.
b.
**A sedimentary facies is the product of the sedimentary environment and its processes
b.
c.
2.
Process-Response Models
a.
b.
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Geometry of Deposit
Blanket
Prism
Shoestring/Ribbon
Primary Sediment Properties
Physical
Bedding/Contacts
Sed. Texture and Structure
Color
Particle Composition
Chemical Properties
Elemental Composition
Biological
Fossil Content
Climatic Fluctuation
Weathering/Sediment Supply
Water Depth
Geomorphology
Chemical Process
Solution
Precipitation
Authigenesis
Cementation
Water Chemistry
Biological Processes
Biochemical Precipitation
Bioturbation
Photosynthesis
c.
d.
E.
Facies Associations
1.
b.
(2)
(3)
c.
Facies Models
(1)
(2)
(b)
b.
c.
G.
(2)
(2)
conditions)
(3)
2.
Channel deposition
(b)
Overbank/floodplain deposition
b.
c.
d.
a.
b.
Barrier Bar: Offshore accumulation of sediment, wave dominated on lee side of island,
slack-water dominated on landward side of island
c.
d.
3.
Open Marine
a.
b.
(2)
(2)
Deep-ocean Floor
(a)
(b)
(c)
b.
(2)
(1)
c.
d.
e.
2.
Limestones:
(1)
b.
c.
Conglomerates:
(1)
e.
Evaporites
(1)
d.
Coal
(1)
3.
b.
ii)
(2)
c.
i)
4.
(2)
(b)
5.
Unidirectional indicators
(a)
(b)
(2)
Bidirectional indicators
(a)
(b)
b.
(2)
c.
6.
b.
1.
J.
(b)
(c)
ii)
b.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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