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Depositional environment

In geology, depositional environment or sedimentary environment describes the combination of physical, chemical, and biological processes associated with the deposition of a particular type of sediment and, therefore, the rock types that will be formed after lithification, if the sediment is preserved in the rock record. In most cases, the environments as…

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Types of depositional environments

AlluvialAeolianFluvialLacustrineDeltaic
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Recognition of depositional environments in ancient sediments

Sedimentary faciesFacies associationsSedimentary structuresFossilsTrace fossil
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GeologyDepositionSedimentRockLithification
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Depositional environment → Sedimentary Environments Classification ChartsDepositional
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Depositional environmentrelated to External linksSedimentary Environments Classification ChartsDepositional0.60section
Depositional environmentrelated to Recognition of depositional environments in ancient sedimentsDepositional0.60section

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