This is the companion Atlas to the Cool-water carbonates – outcrop images. New Zealand cool-water carbonates are predominantly bioclastic, consisting […]
This category of Atlas images, is not intended as a comprehensive outline or set of definitions of sequence stratigraphy, but
The glaciofluvial-periglacial category refers to pretty well anything sedimentological, that is associated with glaciations, glaciers, ice caps, and ice sheets.
Deltas come (and go) in all shapes and sizes. They form where a trunk river discharges into a largish body
Fan deltas are like alluvial fans except they dip their toes in lakes and shallow seas. So, in addition to
Stromatolites. The Precambrian is replete with them. In many ways they define the Precambrian, that period of earth history, about
Trace fossils have the privilege of being two things at once: sedimentary structures, and fossils. They occur in sediment, are made
Syntectonic deposition This category is a bit different to the other Atlas collections. It does not refer to a specific
Soft sediment deformation Deformation of sediment while it is soft or semi-consolidated, is common. The rock record is replete with
Submarine fans and channels: Beyond the slope (continental slope or delta slope) is the deep ocean floor, at depths usually