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particular sites where sediment
accumulates and builds a rock.

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Sedimentary depositional environments

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Most sedimentary rocks came from loose?

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loose
grains of sediment

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the collective name for loose, solid particles?

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Sediment

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Sediments are said to be ____________, which means that the grains are separate, or unattached to one another.

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unconsolidated

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themovement of eroded material from one place to another?

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transportation

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a key phase in the process of
erosion, where particles that have been eroded from their original location are moved to a new area by natural forces?

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transportation of
sediments

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Mechanism of sediment transportation are?

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suspension, saltation, traction, and solution.

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the grinding away of sharp edges and corners of rock fragments during transportation.

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Rounding

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It occurs in sand and gravel as rivers, glaciers, or waves cause particles to hit and scrape to one another or against a rock surface.

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Rounding

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process by which sediment grains are selected and separated according to grain size by the agents of transportation (wind, running water)

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sorting

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are considered as well-sorted when the grains are nearly all the same size.

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sediments

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occurs when transported
material settles or comes to rest.

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Deposition

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location in which deposition occurs (ex. Deep seafloor, desert valley, river channel, coral reef, lake bottom, beach, and sand dunes).

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Environment of deposition

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a geomorphic unit in which deposition takes places.

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depositional environment

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_________ are recognized by features preserved in ancient sediments.

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Geomorphic units

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____________ are depressions where sediments are deposited.

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Depositional Environments

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The layers of sediment that accumulate in each type of depositional environment have ______________, which provide important information regarding the geologic history of an area.

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distinctive characteristics

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These are environments which are present on the continents, such as ailuvial fans, fluvial environments (rivers), lacustrine environments (lakes), aeolian or eolian environments (deserts), and paludal environments (swamps).

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Continental Environments

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These are fan-shaped deposits formed at the base of mountains where rainfall is infrequent but torrential, and erosion is rapid.

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Alluvial Fan

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____________ sediment is
typically coarse, poorly- sorted
gravel and sand.

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Alluvial Fan

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Channel deposits consist of ?

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coarse, rounded gravel, and sand.

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Bars are made of?

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sand or gravel

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Levees are made of?

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fine sand or silt

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River channels is typically contains?
cross-beds and current ripple marks
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They may be large or small, shailow or deep, fresh water or salt water, and filled with terrigenous, carbonate, or evaporite sediments.
Lakes (Lacustrine Environment)
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_________ is deposits thin-bedded shales, silt, and clay characterized by mud cracks and fossil footprints of animals.
Floodplains
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Fine sediment and organic matter settling in some lakes produced _____________-
laminated oil shales.
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This type of depositional environment can host oil and gas reservoirs, especially in rift basins.
Lakes (Lacustrine Environment).
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These are areas with little or no rainfall during the year.
Deserts (Aeolian or Eolian Environments)
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It usually contains vast areas where sand is deposited in dunes.
Deserts (Aeolian or Eolian Environments).
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are well sorted, well rounded, and frosted or polished, without associated gravel or clay.
Dune sands
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Sandstones from aeolian environments can be excellent reservoir rocks due to their high ____________
porosity and permeability.
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These are areas of standing water with trees.
Swamps (Paludal Environment)
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Decaying plant matter accumulates to form peat, which may eventually become _____
coal
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Found in regions influenced by glaciers.
Glacial Environments
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These sediments can be significant for understanding past climates and glacial influences on sediment distribution.
till, outwash sands, and glacial lakes deposits
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These are environments which include deltas, beaches and barrier islands, lagoons, salt marshes, and tidal flats.
Transitional Environments
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________ are low-lying areas that are alternately covered by water and exposed to the air each day.
Tidal flats
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________ are fan-shaped deposits of sediment, formed where a river flows into a standing body of water, such as a lake or sea.
Delta
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Contains a great variety of sub-environments but are generally made up of thick sequences of siltstones and shale, marked by low-angle cross bedding.
delta
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__________ shoreline deposits exposed to wave energy and dominated by sand with a marine fauna.
beaches
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an elongate bar of sand built by wave action.
Barrier Island
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They deposit well-sorted quartz sandstones with well-rounded grains.
Barrier Island
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Barrier Island is characterized by:
cross beddings and marine fossils
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These are bodies of water on the landward side of barrier islands.
Lagoons
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They are protected from the pounding of the ocean waves by the barrier islands, and contain finer sediment than the beaches (usually silt and mud).
Lagoons
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______________________, cut by tidal channels of coarsed sand and containing marine fossils are deposited in lagoons.
Fine-grained dark shale
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These are in the seas or oceans.
Marine Environment
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Marine environments include:
reefs, the continental shelf slope, rise, and abyssal plain.
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can host extensive hydrocarbon reservoirs, particulariy in continental shelf and slope settings where organic-rich source rocks are present.
Marine Environment
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________ often form significant source and reservoir rocks due to their extensive areal distribution.
Marine Environment
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______________ are nearly flat, gentle sloping edge of the continent that extends under the ocean.
Shallow marine clastic
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____________ is the flooded edge of the continent.
Continental shelf
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The continental shelves are exposed to ___________.
waves, tides, and currents.
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It is relatively flat (with a slope of less than ___), shallow (less than ____________).
0.1° , 200 m or 600 ft deep
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_____________ are located seaward of the continental shelf.
continental slope and continental rise
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The continental slope is the steep (_______) "drop-off' at the edge of the continent.
5-25°
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The ________ passes seaward into the continental rise, which has a more gradual slope.
continental slope
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The ________ is at the base of the continental slope, where thick accumulations of sediment are deposited.
continental rise
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Shale and graywacke sandstones are deposited in the deep ocean floor.
Deep Marine Environment
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_____________ are deposited by turbidity currents and typically contains graded beds.
Graywackes
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The _____________________ are reflected by the types of sediment that accumulate and thus their potential to contain resources.
depositional environments
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__________ provide direct physical evidence of the subsurface geology.
Core Samples
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Examine the rock types and their characteristics (e.g., sandstones, shales, limestones).
Lithology
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Look for features such as cross-bedding, ripple marks, and graded bedding.
Sedimentary Structures
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Assess the grain size and sorting of the sediment.
Grain Size and Sorting
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Identify fossils or biogenic structures.
Biological Indicators
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Marine environments might contain __________
marine fossils
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freshwater environments may have _____________________.
freshwater fossils or plant material.
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Examine how the lithology and sedimentary structures change vertically and laterally within the core.
Facies Changes
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Look for signs of diagenesis, such as cementation and mineral alteration.
Post-Depositional Changes
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___________________ can affect reservoir quality and provide clues about past environmental conditions.
Diagenetic features
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Case Studies on Real-world examples Deltaic and shallow marine deposits in the North Sea basin have been extensively studied for oil and gas exploration.
The North Sea
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Case Studies on Real-world examples Fluvial, deltaic, and marine deposits in the Permian Basin of West Texas provide diverse reservoir opportunities.
The Permian Basin
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Case Studies on Real-world examples In this evaporative environment, salt and other evaporites form significant reservoirs.
The Great Salt Lake:

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