Crossbedded gravel lithofacies
Featuring tabular, trough, and horizontally crossbedded gravels General occurrence Tabular and trough crossbedding in gravel and mixed sand-gravel deposits are […]
Interpreting ancient environments
Introducing coarse-grained lithofacies
Gravel, conglomerate, breccia, pebbly mudstone, diamictite, rudstone, lapilli tuff Conglomerates are eye-catching. They tend to stand out, physically in outcrop
Subaqueous dunes influenced by tides
Introducing subaqueous dunes formed or modified by tidal currents Use this link to read the introduction to the lithofacies series. A very
Lithofacies beyond supercritical antidunes
Use this link to read the introduction to the lithofacies series. Here we look at the passage from antidunes to
Antidune lithofacies
Upper flow regime bedforms and processes Use this link to read the introduction to the lithofacies series. Preamble Despite
Hummocky & swaley cross-stratification
HCS and SCS – useful paleobathymetric indicators Use this link to read the introduction to the lithofacies series. General occurrence
Low-angle crossbedded sandstone
An addition to the Lithofacies Series Use this link to read the introduction to the lithofacies series. General occurrence One
Laminated sandstone lithofacies
Laminated lower plane bed and upper plane bed sandstone lithofacies Use this link to read the introduction to the lithofacies
Tabular and trough crossbed lithofacies
Trough crossbeds and tabular crossbeds – two common lithofacies Use this link to read the introduction to the lithofacies series.
Echinoderm morphology for sedimentologists
Common echinoderm shell-test characteristics to help identification Walk along any sandy or rocky shore and you’re bound to find a