Coorong, dolomite in, 420
Copper belt, 14
Coprolite, 437
Coral rock, 381, Plate 6E
Corals, 250, 256, 403
Cornstone, 29
Coset, 145
Cosmorhaphe, 136
Crevasse-splay
alluvial, 199
deltaic, 223
reservoir characteristics of, 203
Cross-bedding
described, 144-152
disturbed, 158
herring-bone, 150
hummocky, 150-151
permeability relationship with, 79-80
porosity relationship with, 80
recumbent, 158
tabular planar, 147
trough, 147
Cross-lamination, 152-157
Cruziana, 134
Crystallization, defined, 408
Cubichnia, 134
Cyclic sedimentation, 286-289
Cyclostratigraphy, 286-289
Cyclothems, 199-200
Darcy's Law, 58
Debris flow, 121-122
Decarboxylation, 371,375
Dedolomitization, 413,
Deep sea sands, 263-273
Deltas,
ancient, 227-228
defined, 220
economic aspects of, 228-231
modern, 221-227
Density currents, 101-107
Deserts,
equilibrial surfaces in, 182
pediments cut in, 190-191
Desert Varnish, 41
Desiccation cracks, 162-163, 219
Diagenesis,
of carbonates, 406-426
of clays, 340-342
defined, 356
of sands, 356-381
Diamictites,
defined, 94, 382
fabric, 113
INDEX
515
fan deposits in, 190
formation of, 116
Diamonds,
eluvial placers of, 36
eolian placers of, 214
Dikaka, 27
Dikes, sedimentary, 162-163
Diplocraterion, 134
Direct hydrocarbon indicators, 377
Dish structure, 123, 159,
Doggers, 363-364
Dolomite, 394, Plates 1C, 1E & 7F
diagenesis of, 420-423, 446-452
intercrystalline porosity of, 67, 422-423,
Plate 1C
mineralogy, 396
primary, 420-422
secondary, 422-423
Dolostone, 394
Domichnia, 134
Dorag model, 420-421
Drop-off, carbonate model, 247
Drusy crystallization, 408-409
Dune, defined, 95
eolian, 109-113
flume, formation in, 95-98
Durain, 429
Dwyka tillite, 116, 118
Earthquakes, 159, 161,166-168
Effective wave base, 100, 241
E1Hiero, slump 120-121
Elutriation, 47
Embayment, 469-470
Endichnia, 134
Enterolithic, 448
Envelope, diagenetic, 365-366
Environments,
classified, 184 -187
defined, 181
described,189-279
Eolian,
cross-bedding,
ancient, 210-213
recent, 112-115,
environments, 207-214
processes, 108-113
placers, 214
Epichnia, 134
Epicratonic basins, 482-486
Epidiagenesis, 372-375,410, Plate 4E
Erosion, 22,
Eugeosyncline, 491
Eustatic, sea level changes, 284-286
Copper belt, 14
Coprolite, 437
Coral rock, 381, Plate 6E
Corals, 250, 256, 403
Cornstone, 29
Coset, 145
Cosmorhaphe, 136
Crevasse-splay
alluvial, 199
deltaic, 223
reservoir characteristics of, 203
Cross-bedding
described, 144-152
disturbed, 158
herring-bone, 150
hummocky, 150-151
permeability relationship with, 79-80
porosity relationship with, 80
recumbent, 158
tabular planar, 147
trough, 147
Cross-lamination, 152-157
Cruziana, 134
Crystallization, defined, 408
Cubichnia, 134
Cyclic sedimentation, 286-289
Cyclostratigraphy, 286-289
Cyclothems, 199-200
Darcy's Law, 58
Debris flow, 121-122
Decarboxylation, 371,375
Dedolomitization, 413,
Deep sea sands, 263-273
Deltas,
ancient, 227-228
defined, 220
economic aspects of, 228-231
modern, 221-227
Density currents, 101-107
Deserts,
equilibrial surfaces in, 182
pediments cut in, 190-191
Desert Varnish, 41
Desiccation cracks, 162-163, 219
Diagenesis,
of carbonates, 406-426
of clays, 340-342
defined, 356
of sands, 356-381
Diamictites,
defined, 94, 382
fabric, 113
INDEX
515
fan deposits in, 190
formation of, 116
Diamonds,
eluvial placers of, 36
eolian placers of, 214
Dikaka, 27
Dikes, sedimentary, 162-163
Diplocraterion, 134
Direct hydrocarbon indicators, 377
Dish structure, 123, 159,
Doggers, 363-364
Dolomite, 394, Plates 1C, 1E & 7F
diagenesis of, 420-423, 446-452
intercrystalline porosity of, 67, 422-423,
Plate 1C
mineralogy, 396
primary, 420-422
secondary, 422-423
Dolostone, 394
Domichnia, 134
Dorag model, 420-421
Drop-off, carbonate model, 247
Drusy crystallization, 408-409
Dune, defined, 95
eolian, 109-113
flume, formation in, 95-98
Durain, 429
Dwyka tillite, 116, 118
Earthquakes, 159, 161,166-168
Effective wave base, 100, 241
E1Hiero, slump 120-121
Elutriation, 47
Embayment, 469-470
Endichnia, 134
Enterolithic, 448
Envelope, diagenetic, 365-366
Environments,
classified, 184 -187
defined, 181
described,189-279
Eolian,
cross-bedding,
ancient, 210-213
recent, 112-115,
environments, 207-214
processes, 108-113
placers, 214
Epichnia, 134
Epicratonic basins, 482-486
Epidiagenesis, 372-375,410, Plate 4E
Erosion, 22,
Eugeosyncline, 491
Eustatic, sea level changes, 284-286