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19. Match cach depositional environment with the description of sedimentary rocks that would likely form in that environment A. Glaciers B. Alluvial fans E. Saline lake F. Wind-blown sand dunes G. Continental shelf H. Coral reef I. Deep-sca fan (abyssal fan) C. Stream channels D. Freshwater lake _ Limestone with fossilized coral fragments Alternating layers of moderately sorted, arkosic sandstone and reddish colored, poorly sorted conglomerate Chert and graded beds of sandstone and shale Shale and well sorted quartz sandstone with fossil oysters Thin layers of siltstone, shale and possibly limestone, but NO mudcracks Unsorted, unstratified gravel, sand, silt and clay Thin layers of halite and/or gypsum, along with siltstone and shale with muderacks Well sorted quartz sandstone with rounded grains and large-scale cross-bedding Layers of conglomerate with well-rounded clasts and layers of planar bedded and cross-bedded sandstone || ||

19. Match cach depositional environment with the description of sedimentary rocks that would likely form in that environment A. Glaciers B. Alluvial fans E. Saline lake F. Wind-blown sand dunes G. Continental shelf H. Coral reef I. Deep-sca fan (abyssal fan) C. Stream channels D. Freshwater lake _ Limestone with fossilized coral fragments Alternating layers of moderately sorted, arkosic sandstone and reddish colored, poorly sorted conglomerate Chert and graded beds of sandstone and shale Shale and well sorted quartz sandstone with fossil oysters Thin layers of siltstone, shale and possibly limestone, but NO mudcracks Unsorted, unstratified gravel, sand, silt and clay Thin layers of halite and/or gypsum, along with siltstone and shale with muderacks Well sorted quartz sandstone with rounded grains and large-scale cross-bedding Layers of conglomerate with well-rounded clasts and layers of planar bedded and cross-bedded sandstone || ||

Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Author:Edward J. Tarbuck, Frederick K. Lutgens, Dennis G. Tasa
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19. Match cach depositional environment with the description of sedimentary rocks that would likely form in that environment A. Glaciers B. Alluvial fans C. Stream channels_D. Freshwater lake E. Saline lake F. Wind-blown sand dunes G. Continental shelf H. Coral reef I. Deep-sea fan (abyssal fan) Limestone with fossilized coral fragments Alternating layers of moderately sorted, arkosic sandstone and reddish colored, poorly sorted conglomerate Chert and graded beds of sandstone and shale Shale and well sorted quartz sandstone with fossil oysters Thin layers of siltstone, shale and possibly limestone, but NO mudcracks Unsorted, unstratified gravel, sand, silt and clay Thin layers of halite and/or gypsum, along with siltstone and shale with muderacks Well sorted quartz sandstone with rounded grains and large-scale cross-bedding Layers of conglomerate with well-rounded clasts and layers of planar bedded and cross-bedded sandstone
Transcribed Image Text:19. Match cach depositional environment with the description of sedimentary rocks that would likely form in that environment A. Glaciers B. Alluvial fans C. Stream channels_D. Freshwater lake E. Saline lake F. Wind-blown sand dunes G. Continental shelf H. Coral reef I. Deep-sea fan (abyssal fan) Limestone with fossilized coral fragments Alternating layers of moderately sorted, arkosic sandstone and reddish colored, poorly sorted conglomerate Chert and graded beds of sandstone and shale Shale and well sorted quartz sandstone with fossil oysters Thin layers of siltstone, shale and possibly limestone, but NO mudcracks Unsorted, unstratified gravel, sand, silt and clay Thin layers of halite and/or gypsum, along with siltstone and shale with muderacks Well sorted quartz sandstone with rounded grains and large-scale cross-bedding Layers of conglomerate with well-rounded clasts and layers of planar bedded and cross-bedded sandstone
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