Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

  1. Properties of Sedimentary Grains
    1. Grain Size
      1. Udden-Wentworth Scale
        1. Boulder
          1. Cobble
            1. Pebble
              1. Granule
                1. Sand
                  1. Silt
                    1. Clay
                      1. Methods of Grain Size Analysis
                        1. Sieving
                          1. Sedimentation Techniques
                            1. Laser Diffraction
                              1. Image Analysis
                              2. Grain Size Distributions
                                1. Statistical Parameters
                                  1. Mean
                                    1. Sorting
                                      1. Skewness
                                        1. Kurtosis
                                      2. Grain Shape
                                        1. Sphericity
                                          1. Roundness
                                            1. Surface Texture
                                              1. Polishing
                                                1. Pitting
                                                  1. Etching
                                                    1. Frosting
                                                    2. Factors Controlling Grain Shape
                                                    3. Grain Fabric and Packing
                                                      1. Grain Orientation
                                                        1. Imbrication
                                                          1. Packing Arrangements
                                                            1. Porosity and Permeability Relationships
                                                            2. Grain Composition
                                                              1. Terrigenous Clastic Grains
                                                                1. Quartz
                                                                  1. Feldspar
                                                                    1. Lithic Fragments
                                                                      1. Heavy Minerals
                                                                        1. Mica
                                                                        2. Carbonate Grains
                                                                          1. Ooids
                                                                            1. Peloids
                                                                              1. Bioclasts
                                                                                1. Intraclasts
                                                                                  1. Aggregate Grains
                                                                                  2. Other Chemical and Biochemical Grains
                                                                                    1. Evaporite Minerals
                                                                                      1. Chert
                                                                                        1. Phosphate Grains
                                                                                          1. Iron Oxides and Hydroxides
                                                                                          2. Volcanic Grains
                                                                                            1. Glass Shards
                                                                                              1. Crystal Fragments
                                                                                                1. Lithic Volcanic Fragments

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                                                                                            2. Sediment Production: Weathering and Erosion

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                                                                                            4. Sediment Transport and Fluid Dynamics