Sedimentology
Sedimentology encompasses the study of modern sediments such as sand, silt, and clay, and the processes that result in their formation (erosion and weathering), transport, deposition and diagenesis. Sedimentologists apply their understanding of modern processes to interpret geologic history through observations of sedimentary rocks and sedimentary structures.Sedimentary rocks cover up to 75% of the Earth's surface, record much of the Earth's history, and harbor the fossil record. Sedimentology is closely linked to stratigraphy, the study of the physical and temporal relationships between rock layers or strata.
The premise that the processes affecting the earth today are the same as in the past is the basis for determining how sedimentary features in the rock record were formed. By comparing similar features today to features in the rock record—for example, by comparing modern sand dunes to dunes preserved in ancient aeolian sandstones—geologists reconstruct past environments. Provided by Wikipedia
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21by Fan, Qingchao, Xu, Zhaokai, Macleod, Kenneth G., Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen, Li, Tiegang, Chang, Fengming, Wan, Shiming, Riquier, Laurent, Fu, Delong, Luan, Zhendong, Duan, Baichuan, Chen, Hongjin, Wang, Wei, Lim, DhongilContributors: “...Key Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Metallogeny...”
Published in Geophysical Research Letters (2022)
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22by Fan, Qingchao, Xu, Zhaokai, Macleod, Kenneth G., Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen, Li, Tiegang, Chang, Fengming, Wan, Shiming, Riquier, Laurent, Fu, Delong, Luan, Zhendong, Duan, Baichuan, Chen, Hongjin, Wang, Wei, Lim, DhongilContributors: “...Key Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Metallogeny...”
Published in Geophysical Research Letters (2022)
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23by Fan, Qingchao, Xu, Zhaokai, Macleod, Kenneth G., Brumsack, Hans-Jürgen, Li, Tiegang, Chang, Fengming, Wan, Shiming, Riquier, Laurent, Fu, Delong, Luan, Zhendong, Duan, Baichuan, Chen, Hongjin, Wang, Wei, Lim, DhongilContributors: “...Key Laboratory of Marine Sedimentology and Metallogeny...”
Published in Geophysical Research Letters (2022)
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24by Wilson, G. S., Levy, R. H., Naish, T. R., Powell, R. D., Florindo, F., Ohneiser, C., Sagnotti, L., Winter, D. M., Cody, R., Henrys, S., Ross, J., Krissek, L., Niessen, F., Pompillio, M., Scherer, R., Alloway, B. V., Barrett, P. J., Brachfeld, S., Browne, G., Carter, L., Cowan, E., Crampton, J., DeConto, R. M., Dunbar, G., Dunbar, N., Dunbar, R., von Eynatten, H., Gebhardt, C., Giorgetti, G., Graham, I., Hannah, M., Hansaraj, D., Harwood, D. M., Hinnov, L., Jarrard, R. D., Joseph, L., Kominz, M., Kuhn, G., Kyle, P., Läufer, A., McIntosh, W. C., McKay, R., Maffioli, P., Magens, D., Millan, C., Monien, D., Morin, R., Paulsen, T., Persico, D., Pollard, D.Contributors: “...von Eynatten, H.; Department of Sedimentology and Environmental Geology, Geoscience Center...”
Published in Global and Planetary Change (2012)
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