all characteristics of a sedimentary rock that are produced by it's environment of deposition + allow it to be distinguished from rock deposited in an adjacent environment
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Lithofacies
all the physical + chemical characteristics of a rock
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Biofacies
the palaeontological characteristics of a rock
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Facies association
a group of sedimentary facies that occur together + typically represent 1 depositional environment
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Straitions
scratches formed by rocks carried in moving ice. They can be used to tell the direction of movement of ancient ice sheets
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Tillite
rock formed from very poorly sorted + varied material dropped by the ice
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Varves
annual lake clays + silts in distinctive thin layers
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
all the physical + chemical characteristics of a rock
Back
Lithofacies
Card 3
Front
the palaeontological characteristics of a rock
Back
Card 4
Front
a group of sedimentary facies that occur together + typically represent 1 depositional environment
Back
Card 5
Front
scratches formed by rocks carried in moving ice. They can be used to tell the direction of movement of ancient ice sheets
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