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pro-delta deposits

The mudstones with thin siltstone and sandstone interbeds were deposited under low energy conditions. They form the lowest part of a thick coarsening upward sequence, and are interpreted as pro-delta deposits (George & Kelling, 1982). What was the dominant mechanism of deposition for these sediments?
image credit: Roger Suthren. Namurian (U Carboniferous), Marros Sands, S Wales

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