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Decks in this class (16)

Lecture 1
Define a siliciclastic,
What kind of transportation do si...,
The presence of carbonate rocks i...
20  cards
Lecture 2
What can shelf break also be called,
Draw and label a passive continen...,
Draw onlap toplap downlap truncat...
42  cards
Lecture 3 + 4
When is rate of change high and 0...,
Draw an actual base level wavelen...,
What are the 3 external forcing f...
12  cards
Lec 5+6
Name types of transport,
Are erosion and transport simulta...,
What is the relationship between ...
54  cards
Rivers and their sediments part 1
What produces fluvial what produc...,
Character of sediment is a functi...,
When do major velocity changes oc...
36  cards
Rivers and their sediments part 2
Discuss crevasse splay,
Name some features you may see in...,
What may you see interbedded with...
10  cards
Lake Sediment
How is the water in lakes layered...,
What causes lake levels to fluctuate,
What type of salinity can lakes b...
17  cards
Carbonates 1
How do carbonates form,
Are carbonate sediments the same ...,
Are carbonates autochthonous or a...
25  cards
Carbonates 2
Discuss the back ramp in as much ...,
Within the back ramp you can have...,
What are the two parts of the sha...
15  cards
Carbonates 3
Define diagenesis,
Why are some bivalves calcitic an...,
Name some inorganic precipitates ...
23  cards
Carbonates 4
How do dolomites and limestones r...,
Name the 3 different terminologie...,
When is dolomite most common in t...
17  cards
Carbonates 5
For a rock to act as a reservoir ...,
Discuss how good carbonate shelve...,
Total porosity controls what what...
16  cards
River Deltas
What are the 3 parameters that dr...,
When does a delta form,
List the dominant external proces...
24  cards
Transgressive Coastlines
A s means sea will so the sedimen...,
A s means sea will so the sedimen...,
Name the succession of environmen...
21  cards
Deepwater sediments
Why does so much sediment accumul...,
Are canyons always connected to r...,
How can material be moved down th...
36  cards
Aeolian Sediment s
Name the places you can get aeoli...,
Are aeolian sediments temperature...,
Why are grains that are 80um hard...
49  cards

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