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Q: What are high and low depositional environments?
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How does deposition takes place?

Very, very gradually in low energy depositional environments or very rapidly in high energy environments (think for example of storm surges that can move large volumes of material in a very small period of time).


How deposition take place?

Very, very gradually in low energy depositional environments or very rapidly in high energy environments (think for example of storm surges that can move large volumes of material in a very small period of time).


Coal is formed in depositional environments?

A swamp


What depositional environments is coal formed in?

A swamp


What are depositional environments?

River deltas, canyons, beaches, etc.


What is meant by a 'high energy' depositional environment?

a high energy depositional environment is one in which enough energy was present to transport large materials such as rocks and boulders. a low energy depositional environment like a stream is only able to transport materials such as fine sands.


Why do some rocks have different minerals?

the reason is because rocks can have different depositional environments and diagenesis history.


What is a brief summary of the section sedimentary rock features from the earth space science book?

depositional environments is the place or setting in which sediments is deposited. oceans, rivers, deltas, and beaches are all common depositional. each of the depositional environment has different characteristics that create specific structure in sedimentary rock.


What is the Application of sequence stratigraphy?

Depositional environments, geologic ages, and sometimes catastrophic event ages can be determined by a careful examination of the individual strata in sedimentary rock.


Is striation erosional or depositional?

it is depositional


Are star dunes erosional or depositional?

depositional


Is deferred junction erosional or depositional?

depositional