sedimentary structure
11Parting lineation — Parting lineation, from lower right to upper left; Kayenta Formation, Canyonlands National Park Parting lineation (also known as current lineation or primary current lineation) is a subtle sedimentary structure in which sand grains are aligned in …
12Geology of the Australian Capital Territory — Australia grew around three fused pieces of very ancient continental crust (cratons). The geology of the Australian Capital Territory includes rocks dating from the Ordovician around 480 million years ago, whilst most rocks are from the Silurian …
13Marcellus Formation — Stratigraphic range: Middle Devonian …
14River delta — Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. The Nile is an example of a wave dominated delta that has the classic Greek delta (Δ) shape after which river deltas were named. A delta is a landform that is formed at the mouth of a river where that… …
15stylolite — stylolitic /stuy leuh lit ik/, adj. /stuy leuh luyt /, n. Geol. an irregular columnar structure in certain limestones, the columns being approximately at right angles to the bedding planes. [1865 70; STYLO 2 + LITE] * * * Sedimentary structure… …
16Pacific mountain system — ▪ mountains, North America Introduction series of mountain ranges that stretches along the Pacific coast (Coast Ranges) of North America from northern British Columbia (Canada) to northwestern Mexico. They run for some 4,500 miles (7,250… …
17Chenier — For other uses, see Chenier (disambiguation). Chenier or Chénier is a sandy or shelly beach ridge that is part of a strand plain, called a “chenier plain,” consisting of cheniers separated by intervening mud flat deposits with marsh and swamp… …
18Mawsonites — Temporal range: Ediacaran Fossil of Mawsonites spriggi at Natural History Museum, London Scientific classification Kingdom …
19Antidune — An antidune is an upper flow regime sedimentary structure found in aquatic environments. In an antidune system, material is deposited on the lee side and eroded from the stoss side. Waves follow the curves of the antidunes, rather than being… …
20Вити-Леву — англ. Viti Levu …
