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Sedimentology

These links and readings are provided to support the Sedimentology module at the University of Derby, and are in addition to the classes, and the course and practical notes available from the University of Derby web site. Topics are not necessarily given in exactly the same order as in the course.

Textbook references are to:

TUCKER, M.E. 2001. Sedimentary Petrology: an introduction to the origin of sedimentary rocks. 3rd edition. Blackwell Scientific Publications.

JAMES, N.P. & DALRYMPLE, R.W. 2010. Facies Models 4. Geological Association of Canada. (or equivalent chapters in earlier editions by Walker and James)

Clastic sedimentary facies and environments

Topic		Alluvial and fluvial sedimentation
Reading		Tucker, chapter 2, section 2.11.1 James & Dalrymple, chapter 7
Online lectures, tutorials & reading		River Systems: Process and Form - visualizations
Virtual field trips		Otter Sandstone, Devon
Images		Braided rivers Visible Earth - Valley of the Brahmaputra, India, and Mouths of the Ganges, Bangladesh Brahmaputra images Yukon: braided river British Columbia: braided river braided river images bar in braided river exposed bar in braided river bar form in a braided river migration of braid bar ephemeral stream (dry) ephemeral stream (in flood) Anastomosed rivers Yangtze images Meandering rivers Visible Earth - Space radar image of Mississippi River Yukon river images Colville River images, Alaska scroll bars crevasse splay Experimental sedimentology alluvial architecture (see XES 99-1 Run - movies available) Ancient fluvial deposits Channels abandoned channel coal bearing fluvial succession sand-filled fluvial-channel incised into horizontally bedded overbank deposits channel channel channel lateral accretion surfaces channel sediments channel sediments coarse grained fluvial deposits [Image credits: BSRG - British Sedimentological Research Group]
Video, audio		Dune & bar migration in braided sandy river: read the text, then watch the movie (large file) Sandy braided river: read the text, then watch the movie (large file) Experimental braided river: read the text, then watch the movie (large file)

 

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