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Lecture 6

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  1. Formation of Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks
  2. Why Study Sedimentary Rocks?
  3. Why Study Sedimentary Rocks?
  4. Why Study Sedimentary Rocks?
  5. Why Study Sedimentary Rocks?
  6. Why Study Sedimentary Rocks?
  7. Why Study Sedimentary Rocks?
  8. Why Study Sedimentary Rocks?
  9. Why Study Sedimentary Rocks?
  10. Why Study Sedimentary Rocks?
  11. Why Study Sedimentary Rocks?
  12. Why Study Sedimentary Rocks?
  13. Why Study Sedimentary Rocks?
  14. 5.1 How and why do rocks disintegrate to form sediment?
  15. 5.1 How and why do rocks disintegrate to form sediment?
  16. 5.1 How and why do rocks disintegrate to form sediment?
  17. 5.1 How and why do rocks disintegrate to form sediment?
  18. 5.1 How and why do rocks disintegrate to form sediment?
  19. 5.1 How and why do rocks disintegrate to form sediment?
  20. 5.1 How and why do rocks disintegrate to form sediment?
  21. 5.1 How and why do rocks disintegrate to form sediment?
  22. 5.1 How and why do rocks disintegrate to form sediment?
  23. 5.1 How and why do rocks disintegrate to form sediment?
  24. 5.1 How and why do rocks disintegrate to form sediment?
  25. 5.1 How and why do rocks disintegrate to form sediment?
  26. 5.2 What is the link between weathering and sediment?
  27. 5.2 What is the link between weathering and sediment?
  28. 5.2 What is the link between weathering and sediment?
  29. 5.2 What is the link between weathering and sediment?
  30. 5.3 Why are fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
  31. 5.3 Why are fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
  32. 5.3 Why are fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
  33. 5.3 Why are fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
  34. 5.3 Why are fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
  35. 5.3 Why are fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
  36. 5.3 Why are fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
  37. 5.3 Why are fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
  38. 5.3 Why are fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
  39. 5.3 Why are fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
  40. 5.3 Why are fossils found in sedimentary rocks?
  41. 5.4 How does loose sediment become sedimentary rock?
  42. 5.4 How does loose sediment become sedimentary rock?
  43. 5.4 How does loose sediment become sedimentary rock?
  44. 5.5 How are sedimentary rocks classified?
  45. 5.5 How are sedimentary rocks classified?
  46. 5.5 How are sedimentary rocks classified?
  47. 5.5 How are sedimentary rocks classified?
  48. 5.5 How are sedimentary rocks classified?
  49. Sedimentary Rock Chart
  50. 5.5 How are sedimentary rocks classified?
  51. 5.5 How are sedimentary rocks classified?
  52. 5.5 How are sedimentary rocks classified?
  53. 5.5 How are sedimentary rocks classified?
  54. 5.5 How are sedimentary rocks classified?
  55. 5.6 How do sedimentary rocks reveal ancient environments?
  56. 5.6 How do sedimentary rocks reveal ancient environments?
  57. 5.6 How do sedimentary rocks reveal ancient environments?
  58. 5.6 How do sedimentary rocks reveal ancient environments?
  59. 5.6 How do sedimentary rocks reveal ancient environments?
  60. 5.6 How do sedimentary rocks reveal ancient environments?
  61. 5.6 How do sedimentary rocks reveal ancient environments?
  62. 5.6 How do sedimentary rocks reveal ancient environments?
  63. 5.6 How do sedimentary rocks reveal ancient environments?
  64. 5.6 How do sedimentary rocks reveal ancient environments?
  65. 5.6 How do sedimentary rocks reveal ancient environments?
  66. 5.6 How do sedimentary rocks reveal ancient environments?
  67. 5.7 How do we know how to interpret unseen turbidity currents?
  68. 5.7 How do we know how to interpret unseen turbidity currents?
  69. 5.7 How do we know how to interpret unseen turbidity currents?
  70. 5.7 How do we know how to interpret unseen turbidity currents?
  71. 5.7 How do we know how to interpret unseen turbidity currents?
  72. 5.7 How do we know how to interpret unseen turbidity currents?
  73. 5.8 How do plate tectonics and sedimentary rocks connect?
  74. 5.8 How do plate tectonics and sedimentary rocks connect?
  75. 5.8 How do plate tectonics and sedimentary rocks connect?
  76. 5.8 How do plate tectonics and sedimentary rocks connect?

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Box with sediment and water mixture showing turbidity current

5.7 How do we know how to interpret unseen turbidity currents?

Experiement to show graded bedding in 1950.

image of a device to produce turbidity

Kuenen's 1950 experiment produced the graded bedding below. We now know that events such as floods or earthquakes can trigger submarine landslides, causing turbidity currents.

Fig 5.21

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