Sedimentary Structures and
Stratigraphic Features
Pamela J. W. Gore
Department of Geology, Georgia Perimeter College
Clarkston, GA 30021
Copyright © 1998-2004 Pamela J. W. Gore
Pamela J. W. Gore
Department of Geology, Georgia Perimeter College
Clarkston, GA 30021
Copyright © 1998-2004 Pamela J. W. Gore
Identify the sedimentary structures in the pictures below. You do not need to identify the rock type, but you may wish to think about rock type as you look at the pictures. Turn in a list labelled 1-17 with the name of the structure (or structures) listed.
Please note that there may be several examples of some of the structures.
1.__________
2.__________
3. __________
4. __________
5. __________
6. __________
7. __________
8. __________
9. __________
10. __________
11. __________
12. __________
13. __________
14. __________
15. __________
16. __________
17. __________
Both photos show angular unconformities at the base of the Triassic Wolfville Formation, Tennycape, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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This page created by Dr. Pamela J. W. Gore,
Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston, GA
pgore@gpc.edu
Revised January 12, 1998.
Modified February 16, 1999
Modified February 18, 2004