Environments Factors: 1. Geographic location and plate tectonic setting 2. Transport Agent and medium • Waves, lakes, rivers, ocean currents, wind, ice, tide/tidal currents 3. Climate 4. Organic processes and organisms Sediments: sand, gravel, dust, calcified orgs, saline precipitates Tidal Flats Deep Sea Cont’l Shelf Reefs Cont’l Margin Tidal currents Ocean/turbidity currents Waves & tides Waves & tides Ocean currents & waves Sand & mud Mud & sand Sand & mud Calcified orgs Mud & sand…
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