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Acadian earth movements, 244, 262 Computer, 111, 112 Acanthodii, 256, 258 Concretions, 87, 88, 143, 251 Albert Formation, 137, 155, 163, 261, 262 Conglomerate, 28-30, 114-117, 185-187, Algae, algal, 155, 160-167, 170 190, 194-196, 201-206, 246,287 Allegheny, 1, 2, 5, 13, 18 Continental Slope, 213 Allegheny Formation, 2, 4, 5 Continental terranes, 114 Alluvial channel bars, 11-13, 15, 18 Convolute laminae and laminations, 148, Alluvial fans, 287, 296, 297, 300 218, 235 Alluvial plain, 89, 100-102 Crevasse deposits, 12, 147, 230, 231, 234, 235 Amphibian footprints, 147, 153, 215 Cross-laminae, 282, 284 Anaspida, 256, 257 Crossopterygii, 255, 256, 258, 259 A ntiarchi, 256-258 Cross-stratification, 40-42, 83, 87-91, 94, Appalachian Plateau, 1-3 95, 138, 141-149, 151-154, 216-218, Arkose, 186, 187, 190 223, 230, 231, 233, 246, 282 Backswamp, 10, II, 13, 15-18, 230, 231 Current crescents, 37, 38, 116 Ball-and-pillow structure, 94, 252 Current directions, 223, 232 Bar sand, en echelon, 10, 12-15 Current erosion, 219, 223, 233 Beach, 94, 116, 195, 196, 202 Current flow conditions, 224-229 Bed load transport, 227, 229 Current lineation, 94, 216, 223, 226 Bed roughness form, 224, 226 Current ripples, 143, 145, 146, 160, 216, Bonaventure Formation, 250-252, 263 226 Boston Basin, 178, 199-201 Cyclic deposition, 48-56 Brackish fauna, 2 Cyclic sedimentation, 215, 225, 226, 234 Braided systems, 119 Deltaic Plain, 2, 3, 18 Burrows, 216, 224, 246 Desiccation cracks, 247 Caithness Flagstone Series, 253, 261 Devonian, 22, 24-28, 58-60, 62-65, 75, 76, Cansoan, 130, 131, 139, 140, 150, 154, 156- 79, 96-99, 109, 110, 113, 115, 119, 200, 165, 170 241-243, 245, 248, 252, 254-258, 261 Carbonate, 156-158, 160, 273, 278, 295, 299, Dighton Conglomerate, 180-184, 190, 195 300 Distorted strata and laminae, 141, 142, 148, Carboniferous, 5, 127, 128, 130-133, 135, 149, 216 136, 150, 152, 154, 164, 166-169, 213, Distributaries, 91 225 Distributary delta environment, 149, 150 Catskill Dolomite, 155-157, 161-165, 276, 278, 279 age, 26, 27 Dwarf fauna, 92, 93 compared with Spitsbergen and Britain, Electronic data processing, 111-113, 119 57-62 En echelon arrangement of bars and sand­ Delta, 110, 119 stones, 10, 12 facies, 23, 24, 86, 87 Erosional surface, 87, 115, 215, 218, 223, stratigraphy, 23, 27, 28 227, 234, 235 thickness, 25, 26 Estuarine sediments, 226 Chaff, 247, 255 Euarthodira, 256, 257 Channel, 116, 191,286, 288 Eugeosynclinal deposits, 213 deposits, 192, 212, 223, 225, 226, 230 Fanglomerate facies, 135-137, 168 structures, 223 Fining-upward cycles, 45-55, 87-88, 140— units, 140-152, 217 148, 170 Channels, 12, 191, 286, 289 Flame structure, 223 Cheirolepis, 256, 258 Flood deposition, 214, 230 Clastic dikes, 283, 284 Flood-plain deposits, 225, 234 Coal, 4-10, 12, 14, 116, 153, 160, 183, 213 Flood-plain top-stratum, 230, 234 Coastal Plain deposits, 115 Flood plains, 284, 288 Codroy Group, 131, 136, 138 Flow regime, 119, 151, 226, 227 Colorado Delta, 229 Flute casts, 252, 253

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Flutes, 143, 148, 152, 155, 158, 160, 216, 223 Mississippian, 200, 249, 261 Fluvial, 2, 10, 12, 15, 115, 119, 285, 286 Model, 1,2, 5, 11, 17, 18, 112, 113 Fluvial deposits, 87-89, 192-196 Molasse, 213, 225 Fluvial facies, 136, 137, 139-154, 169, 170 Moscow Formation, 78-80, 100, 102, 104 Flysch, 225, 232 Mud cracks, 87, 89, 148, 149, 153, 158, 160, Form-line maps, 97-100 170, 215, 217, 219, 223, 224, 230, 283, Framework grains, 220-222 295 Fundy Basin, 131, 134, 139, 150 Mud-pebble conglomerate, 142, 145, 147 Genesee Group, 110, 119 Narragansett Basin, 178-180, 182-184, 189, Glacial varves, 225 192, 197-204, 206,212 Graded bedding, 158, 160, 212, 213, 216, age of rocks, 196-199 218, 219, 224-228, 230, 232-235 paleogeography, 201-203 Gravitational settling, 225 petrology, 185-190 Graywacke, 5, 212, 213, 214, 223, 232-235 sedimentary structures, 190-196 Green River Formation, 155, 160, 165, 262, Natural levees, 12, 230, 231 300 Noncyclic deposits, 56, 57 Groove mark, 223, 228 Norfolk Basin, 178, 192, 197, 199, 212 Grooves, 148, 152, 155, 158, 160 North Point Domain, 110, 114-117, 119 Hamilton Group, 75-79,110 Oil shale, 155, 158, 160, 165 Hasting Formation, 137, 156-158, 162 Old Red Sandstone, 57, 60-62, 64, 213, 225, Heavy minerals, 222 226, 229 Hopper-shaped casts, 155, 160, 163, 164, Oolites, 157, 158, 160, 162, 164 166,170 Orthoquartzite, 7, 13 Horizontal lamination, 216, 218, 219 Overbank deposits, 212, 230, 233-235, 289 Horizontal stratification, 142, 143, 145-149, Paleocurrents, 83-86, 203, 214, 247, 284, 289 152, 153 Parrsboro Formation, 137, 156, 158, 159 Hortonian, 131, 132, 139, 154, 155, 163, Parting lineation, 143, 223, 247 168-170 Pennsylvanian, 2, 178, 183, 196, 201, 204, Interchannel units, 141, 148, 149, 151, 153, 205, 212, 214, 245 154 Pictouan, 131, 134, 139, 150 Intraformational conglomerate, 215, 216, Plane bedform, 226, 227, 233, 235 219, 221 Point bar, 88, 145-148, 151, 152, 230 Point counts, 219, 220, 222 Kanawha marine beds, 5, 10 Pondville Conglomerate, 180, 181, 184, 186 Keuper Sandstone, 213, 214 Ponkapoag locality. 213, 215-218, 224, 226, Lacustrine facies, 130, 133, 134, 137, 154— 229, 233 159, 166, 167, 170 Portland Point member, 76, 78-82, 101, 104 Lakes, 267, 268, 284, 286-289, 291-294, 302 Primary current lineation, 93, 94, 116 Laminae, 281, 282 Purgatory Conglomerate, 180, 181, 190, Lateral accretion deposit, 230, 231, 234 195 Levee, 12, 147 Limestone, 158, 279, 280 Pyrite, 155, 160, 166, 170, 249, 254 Lithic arenite, 115 Raindrop impressions, 148, 153, 154, 215, Lithic model, nonmarine, 2, 5, 10, 11, 18 232 Lithosome geometries, 114, 116 Repetitive graded bedding, 212, 213, 225, Load casts, 143, 148, 160 232, 235 Load deformation structure, 223 Rhode Island Formation, 180, 181, 183- Lobes, deltaic, 82, 97, 100 185, 188-190, 194, 195, 197, 198 Ludlowville Formation, 78-80, 84, 100-102, Rhythms, 114, 115, 117, 119 104 Ripple-drift lamination, 218, 226, 282 Marginal channel complex, 90-92, 101, 103 Ripple-laminae, 9, 87, 141-143, 145, 147, Marine cyclothems, 55, 56 153, 158, 226 Matrix, 219, 220, 233 Ripple marks, 83, 84, 87, 89, 94, 160, 216, Megaripples, 78, 80 223,226, 252, 282, 284 Mica, 222, 262 Rip-up clasts, 215, 216, 223, 228, 230, 234 Millstone Grit, 226, 231 Riversdalian, 131-133, 139, 140, 168, 169

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Rocky Brook Formation, 137, 156, 157, 158, Tabular sandstone, 227 162, 163,165 Tidal currents, 85, 95, 96 Sandstone, 5-10, 12-17, 30-34, 188-189, Triassic, 160, 168, 213, 265, 267-271, 273, 214, 215 274, 285, 288, 291-295, 300, 301 Sandstone texture, 30, 31 Turbidites, 1, 213, 221, 225, 231, 232, 235, Scour-and-fill, 94, 216, 223, 228 249 Scour marks, 37, 84, 90, 95, 228, 234, 235 Turbidity currents, 213, 214, 225, 232, 233, Seatrock, 5-10, 12-14 235, 288, 289 Shale crescent, 223, 224 Volcanics, 187, 188, 194, 280, 291-293 Sheet floods, 221,231,233 Wamsutta Shelf deposits, 95, 96, 104 Conglomerates, 215-217 Similar process— similar structures assem­ Formation, 180-184, 187, 188, 191-194, blage principles, 233-236 212, 214, 215, 218, 219, 222, 223, 227, Size histogram, 220, 221, 229 233, 235 Skewness, 228, 229 sandstones, 215-218 Spasmodic sedimentation, 225 siltstone, 215-217 Suspension transport, 227-229, 233 Wavy lamination, 218, 226

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