Sedimentology Lecture Notes (Week 5 Test)

Types of Sedimentary Rock 1. Siliciclastic 2. Carbonate 3. Organic 4. Chemical 5. Volcaniclastic Environments Aeolian

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Carbonate Deep Marine Shallow Marine Deltaic Estuarine Fluvial Volcanogenic Alluvial Fan Glacial

Composition Matrix Detrital Grains (quartz, feldspar etc..) Cement Weathering Physical Chemical Biological

Sediment Texture

Grain Size Skewness ( e.g. coarse -negative skew/ symmetrical skew /// well sorted) Sorting ( tells us about porosity)(well sorted/ moderately sorted) Grain Roundness / Grain Sphericity (angular/ well rounded) (high sphericity/ low) (tells us bout sediment maturity)

Clast Shape (discoid/ bladed/ equant/ rod)

Sedimentary rocks are classed based on clast type and or grain size. Siliciclastic sediments are composed of mainly quartz, feldspars, lithic fragments and heavy minerals(gold/diamond). Sediment texture tells us about the about the transport process of the sediment

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