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diverse sedimentary enviornments owing to the wide range of temperature and rainfall on the surface of the land. Includes lake, alluvial, desert, and glacial enviornments.
Continental enviornments
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Usually classified on the basis of water depth, which determines the kinds of currents present. Includes deep sea, continental shelf, organic reefs, and continental margins/ slope enviornments
marine enviornments
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are dominated by the dynamics of waves, tides, and river currents on sandy shores. Includes delta, beach, and tidal flat environments.
shoreline enviornments
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After sediments are deposited and buried, they are subject to ___________________- the many physical and chemical changes that continue until the sediment or sedimentary rock is either exposed to weathering or metamorphosed by heat and pressure.
Diagenesis
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include all kinds of features formed at the time of deposition. Examples include bedding, cross-bedding, ripples, and bioturbation structures.
sedimentary structures
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