Sedimentary structures include all kinds of features in sediments and sedimentary rocks, formed at the time of deposition. Sediments and sedimentary rocks...

strata, forming a structure called bedding. Sedimentary rocks are often deposited in large structures called sedimentary basins. Sedimentary rocks have also...

Microbially induced sedimentary structures (MISS) are primary sedimentary structures formed by the interaction of microbes with sediment and physical agents...

Vegetation-induced sedimentary structures (VISS) are primary sedimentary structures formed by the interaction of detrital sediment with in situ plants...

sediments may contain a range of material, from gravel to mud, and the sedimentary structures vary widely. Thus, wadi sediments are the most diverse of all desert...

clear,[clarification needed] allowing the formation of different sedimentary structures, carbonate rocks, coral reefs, and allowing certain organisms to...

destroy sedimentary structures that were present upon deposition of the sediment. Structures such as lamination will give way to new structures associated...

sediment deformation structures, including sand volcanos, sand blows, and certain clastic dikes. Allen, John R. L. Sedimentary Structures, Their Character...

sedimentation; if buried, they may eventually become sandstone and siltstone (sedimentary rocks) through lithification. Sediments are most often transported by...

Teepee (also spelled tepee or tipi) structures are sedimentary structures interpreted to represent formation in peritidal environments. Teepees are largely...

after Arnold H. Bouma [nl], 1932–2011) describes a classic set of sedimentary structures in turbidite beds deposited by turbidity currents at the bottoms...

interpret geologic history through observations of sedimentary rocks and sedimentary structures. Sedimentary rocks cover up to 75% of the Earth's surface,...

The dam has an installed capacity of 240 MW. Kadana Eddy Marking Sedimentary Structures nearby has been declared the National Geological Monuments of India...

A dish structure is a type of sedimentary structure formed by liquefaction and fluidization of water-charged soft sediment either during or immediately...

Cone-in-cone structures are secondary sedimentary structures that form in association with deeper burial and diagenesis. They consist of concentric inter-bedded...

of an outcrop in the field would include: composition, texture, sedimentary structure(s), bedding geometry, nature of bedding contact, fossil content...

Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains, cemented together by another mineral. Sandstones...

A way up structure, way up criterion, or geopetal indicator is a characteristic relationship observed in a sedimentary or volcanic rock, or sequence of...

of cement observed in sedimentary rocks that typically cut across bedding. These secondary (diagenetic) sedimentary structures exhibit bands of (authigenic)...

as current lineation or primary current lineation) is a subtle sedimentary structure in which sand grains are aligned in parallel lines or grooves on...

pattern of the structure is said to resemble the backbone structure of a herring fish. Lehner, S. "Glossary of Sedimentary Structures". Sedimentology/Stratigraphy...

Iron-rich sedimentary rocks are sedimentary rocks which contain 15 wt.% or more iron. However, most sedimentary rocks contain iron in varying degrees...

(also known as mud cracks, desiccation cracks or cracked mud) are sedimentary structures formed as muddy sediment dries and contracts. Crack formation also...

Syneresis cracks (also known as subaqueous shrinkage cracks) are a sedimentary structure developed by the shrinkage of sediment without desiccation – not...

Sole marks are sedimentary structures found on the bases of certain strata, that indicate small-scale (usually on the order of centimetres) grooves or...

result of the impact of raindrop impacts on soft sediment surfaces. Sedimentary structures with similar appearance have been found. They can be considered...

from deformational structures in young lacustrine sediments. Tectonophysics, 29:141–152. Allen JRL (1984). Sedimentary structures. Their character and...

Society of Poland) 40: pp. 3–30 Collinson, John D. (1994) "Sedimentary deformational structures" pp. 95–125 In Maltman, Alex J. (editor) (1994) The Geological...

moved around, resulting in a sedimentary structure form described as hummocky cross-stratification. Sedimentary structures R. G. Dean and R. A. Dalrymple...

sedimentology of biofilm forming sedimentary structures in modern aquatic environments, where clastic deposits dominate. Such structures occur in the fossil record...