Depositional Environments
Created | Updated Oct 7, 2005
Field Researcher:Scandrea
Start Date: 10/10/2005
Projected Finish Date: 10/5/2005
Project Description:
The purpose of this project is to describe sedimentary depositional environments in the marine, coastal, and terrestrial realms. One entry is planned for each environment.
Entries planned- Lakes
- Braided Streams
- Alluvial Fans
- Meandering streams
- Deltas
- Beaches and Barrier Islands
- Estuaries
- Organic Reefs
- Lagoons and Salinas
- Tidal Flats and Sabkhas
- Deserts
- Alpine Glacial Environments
- Continental Ice Sheet Environments
- Siliciclastic Continental Shelves
- Carbonate Continental Shelves
- Continental Slopes
- Deep Sea Sediments