SEDIMENTOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY
by amin mezan
1. DEPOSITION
1.1. dropping of transported materials in new locations
1.2. FACTOR
1.2.1. particle size
1.2.2. particle shape
2. TRANSPORT MEDIA IN FLUID
2.1. rolling
2.2. saltation
2.3. suspension
3. TRANSPORT MEDIA
3.1. GRAVITY
3.1.1. mass wasting
3.1.2. rock fall, taluses
3.2. WATER
3.2.1. river
3.2.2. lakes
3.2.3. oceans
3.2.4. estuaries
3.3. AIR
3.3.1. cross bedding
3.4. ICE
3.4.1. unsorted
3.4.2. unlayered
4. SORTING
4.1. VERTICAL
4.1.1. related to depth of water
4.1.2. deeper water, greater sorting
4.1.3. graded beds of sediment will formed
4.2. HORINZONTAL
4.2.1. velocity decrease
4.2.2. smallest particles will be carried the farthest