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Sediments and Sedimentary RocksSediments and Sedimentary Rocks
© Houghton Mifflin 1998; N. Lindsley-Griffin, 1999.
LAYERED ROCKS, PARIS CANYON, ARIZONA
Geology TodayBarbara W. Murck & Brian J. Skinner
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Rock CycleWeathering,
Erosion, Deposition
Rock CycleWeathering,
Erosion, Deposition
SedimentsSediments unconsolidated
particles created by weathering of rock
by chemical and mechanical means
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Rock CycleDeposition,
Compaction, Lithification
Rock CycleDeposition,
Compaction, Lithification
Sedimentary rockSedimentary rockRock formed from
weathered products of pre-existing rocks,
plus or minus fossils that have been
transported, deposited and lithified
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SedimentsSediments
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Bedding is the best clue that a rock is sedimentary.Also termed strata, layering. (Fig. 8.2, p. 219)
Capital Reef National Park, Utah
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Lithification - loose sediment changes to sedimentary rock: grains in matrix, cement.
COMPACTION - pore space decreases, water forced out
CEMENTATION - dissolved ions precipitate between grains
RECRYSTALLIZATION - less stable minerals change to more stable forms
(Figs. 8.4B, p. 221; 8.9, p. 225)
LithificationLithification
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The SIZE of the particle
transported depends on the density and speed of the transporting medium and the slope angle....
Clastic SedimentsClastic Sediments
Buffalo, WY
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Sorting - the range
in clast sizes.
Poorly sorted = great size variation.
Well-sorted = grains all about the same size.
Clastic SedimentsClastic Sediments
Fig. 8.4, p. 221
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Sphericity - how equidimensional are the grains?Round vs. angular - how sharp are the corners?
Clastic SedimentsClastic Sediments
Fig. 8.4, p. 221
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Clastic SedimentsClastic Sediments
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Size of clast or fragment:gravel (pea size and larger) -- CONGLOMERATE
sand (pin head) -- SANDSTONE
silt (grain of table salt) -- SILTSTONE
clay (particle of flour) -- SHALE, CLAYSTONE
Mud is a mixture of clay and silt -- MUDSTONE
Fig. 8.3, p. 220
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BRECCIAAngular fragments of rock in finer-grained matrix
CONGLOMERATERounded pebbles of rock in finer-grained matrix
Clastic SedimentsClastic Sediments
These are lithic clasts
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Clast size, sorting, roundness, and sphericity suggest:
how far it traveled
nature of transporting medium
how sediment was deposited
Clastic SedimentsClastic Sediments
Glacial Till, Matanuska Glacier, AK (Fig. 8.4A, p. 221)
Quartz sand, St. Peter Sandstone, WI (Fig. 8.4B, p. 221)
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COMPOSITION of the clastic particle depends on source:
white coral sand, Bora Bora
green olivine sand, Hawaii
Clastic SedimentsClastic Sediments
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COMPOSITION of the clastic particle depends on
strength of particle vs. distance traveled
basalt weathers quickly, is found only close to its source
quartz travels long distances
Clastic SedimentsClastic Sediments
Basalt sand, Hawaii Quartz sand, Oregon
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SAND can be any
composition...
SAND can be any
composition...
• but most is quartz because it is: – durable– chemically stable
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Chemical SedimentsChemical Sediments
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Precipitated from dissolved matter in sea or lake water:
- through activities of plants and animals (but not their remains)
- through evaporation of water containing dissolved ions
Banded Iron Formation, western Australia (Fig. 8.10, p. 225)
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Evaporites form where dissolved ions are concentrated by evaporation
Chemical SedimentsChemical Sediments
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Evaporites:Least soluble carbonates (limestones) precipitate first
Sulfates (anhydrite, gypsum) precipitate next
Most soluble halides (rock salt) precipitate last
Chemical SedimentsChemical Sediments
Great Salt Lake, Utah
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Manganese nodules (manganese oxides) precipitate directly from sea water in the deep
ocean
Chemical SedimentsChemical Sediments
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Composed of the remains of plants and animals.Bioclastic sediments consist of broken clasts of remains.
Coquina - shells and shell fragments (Fig. 8.8, p. 225)
Biogenic SedimentsBiogenic Sediments
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Biogenic SedimentsBiogenic Sediments
Coral reefs, where most limestones form, require certain conditions:
• Shallow water where light penetrates
• Warm water - tropical or temperate
• Little land-derived detritus
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Biogenic SedimentsBiogenic Sediments
Coral reefs support a complex ecosystem that develops around the coral framework.
• Algae form a symbiotic relationship with corals
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Biogenic SedimentsBiogenic Sediments
Sediment in the lagoon (quiet water behind reef) is biogenic calcareous mud which will form limestone
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Deep ocean biogenic sediments are mostly microscopic fossil shells:
• Calcareous (foraminifers, nannofossils) - CHALK
• Siliceous (radiolarians, diatoms, sponges) - CHERT
Biogenic SedimentsBiogenic Sediments
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Clastic sediments clastic rocks = siliciclastic rocks
conglomerate, breccia,
sandstone, siltstone,
mudstone, shale, claystoneChemical sediments chemical sedimentary rocks
gypsum, rock salt, phosphorite
banded iron formation
(a few limestones)
Biogenic sediments biogenic rocks
limestone, dolostone = carbonate rocks
chert
peat, coal
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Sedimentary Rock NamesSedimentary Rock Names
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Graded bedding: coarse grains at sharp base.
Grains gradually become smaller upwards.
Sedimentary StructuresSedimentary Structures
(Fig. 8.6, p. 223)
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Sedimentary StructuresSedimentary Structures
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Turbidites form in deep ocean.
- rhythmic layering
- graded bedding
(Fig. 8.17, p. 237)
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Ripple marks on bedding surfaces:
sediments were deposited in water, usually shallow, with waves or currents.
Sharp crests point upwards, rounded troughs point downwards.
(Fig. 8.11, p. 230)
Sedimentary StructuresSedimentary Structures
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Sedimentary StructuresSedimentary Structures
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Mudcracks:sediments on drying mud flats or lake bottoms.Cracks polygonal, narrow to “V” downwards. (Fig. 8.11, p. 230)
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Interpreted from composition, texture, structures
Alluvium (left): sorted layers, rounding, mixed clasts
Lahar (above): no layers, angular, volcanic clasts
Sedimentary EnvironmentsSedimentary
Environments
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Turbidites (right): beds graded from sand up to clay size
Beach (below): steep cross bedding, very well sorted
quartz sand, fossil seashells
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Loess, an eolian sediment:
uniform silt size
massive - no structures
deposited by wind
common all over Nebraska
- both field trips
(Fig. 8.15, p. 235)
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Eolian cross bedding, formed in sand dunes, preserves the steep front face (downwind)
gentle back face (upwind)
Fig. 8.7, p. 224
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Sedimentary EnvironmentsSedimentary Environments
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Varves record annual cycles (usually glacial lakes):
light silt deposited in warm months,
dark clay-rich layers in winter months.
Fig. 8.5, p. 222
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Fig. 8.14, p. 233