Sedimentary Facies
Sedimentary Facies
Sedimentary Facies
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What facies would you expect from this depositional<br />
environment<br />
• Fluvial Environment<br />
• Meandering River<br />
– Cross bedded sandstones<br />
– Coarse gravel deposits<br />
– Broad sheets of silty shale<br />
with root casts and plant<br />
debris<br />
– Isolated Shale bodies<br />
– Beds of peat and coal<br />
• <strong>Facies</strong> models help solve<br />
the puzzle of depositional<br />
environment
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