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INDEX
Scour-and-fill, 139
Scree, 119, 190
Sea level, changes of, 283-285
Seat-earth, 29, 430
Sedex deposits, 12-13,277-279
Sedimentary boudinage, 165
Sedimentary environment, defined, 181
Sedimentary-exhalative deposits, 12-13,
277-279
Sedimentary model, 189-190, 277-279
Sedimentary rocks, classified, 329-330
Sedimentary structures, 130-166
Sedimentation, 89
Sedimentation unit, 142
Sedimentology, defined, 1
Seepage reflux, 422-423
Seeps,
cold, 69-70, 168, 260
petroleum, 383-384
Seif dune, 110-111
Sequence boundary, 283, 425
Sequence stratigraphy,
carbonate, 423-425,285, Plate 8
described 281-286
terrigenous, Plate 2
Set, 144
Shape, particles of, 42-43
Shelves,
carbonate, 257-249
terrigenous, 243-246
Shooting flow, 96
Siderite, 394, 396, 433
Silcrete, 28
Silica, cement, 366-367, Plates 4B & C
Sinai, desert of, 218-219
Size, particles of, 44-46
Skewness, 51
Slides, 119-121,
Slide structure, 161
Slumping, 119-121
Slump structure, 160,
Smectite, 337-338, 368-369
Smokers, 277-279
Soil, formation, 25-27, 468
fossil, 28-29
modern, 27-28
Sole marks, 142
Solution porosity,
in carbonates, 423-426
described, 70
in sandstones, 370-375
Sorting,
of grains, 48-51
relation with porosity and permeability,
74-75
Source beds, petroleum of, 317, 276
Sparite, 401, Plate 7D
Sphericity, particles of, 42-43
Steinmann Trinity, 355, 491
Stellate dune, 109
Stokes Law, 47, 89
Storm deposits, 150-151,240, 243
Stoss, 153
Stromatactis, 69, 260
Stromatolites, 246, 249, 403
Stylolites, 414
Subduction, zone of, 474, 486-490
Submarine canyons, 264-270
Sun cracks, 163, 194, 199, 219,
Supergene enrichment, 36-37
Surface texture, particles of, 41-42
Suspension, defined, 92
Swelling clay, 337-338, 368-369
Synaeresis cracks, 164-5, 339
Syngenetic, 12-14
System, petroleum, 497-499
Systems tracts, 282, Plate 2
Taconite, 435
Tadpole nests, 156
Talchir Boulder Bed, 116
Telethermal type ores, 13-14, 260-263,
321,456-457
Temperature, subsurface
anomalies, 311-312
gradients, 309-311
Tempestites, 151
Tepee structure, 422
Texas, uranium ores of, 37
Tidal currents, 97-99
cycle, 97
flat, 242, 246
paleocurrents, 150-151
range, 233,242
sand waves, 243-245
Tigillites, 134
Tillite, 116
Tills, glacial fabric of, 116
Tonstein, 29, 337
Tool marks, 141-142
Torbanite, 335
Torridonian, 350-351,376, Plate 3D
Trace fossils, 133-136
Traction currents, 95
bidirectional, 97-101
unidirectional, 94-97
Transgressive systems tract, 282, Plate 2
Transverse dune, 111-112
Triple-rift junction, 492-493
Trona, 334
Tuff, 344
Turbidites, 102, 228, 267-271
INDEX
Scour-and-fill, 139
Scree, 119, 190
Sea level, changes of, 283-285
Seat-earth, 29, 430
Sedex deposits, 12-13,277-279
Sedimentary boudinage, 165
Sedimentary environment, defined, 181
Sedimentary-exhalative deposits, 12-13,
277-279
Sedimentary model, 189-190, 277-279
Sedimentary rocks, classified, 329-330
Sedimentary structures, 130-166
Sedimentation, 89
Sedimentation unit, 142
Sedimentology, defined, 1
Seepage reflux, 422-423
Seeps,
cold, 69-70, 168, 260
petroleum, 383-384
Seif dune, 110-111
Sequence boundary, 283, 425
Sequence stratigraphy,
carbonate, 423-425,285, Plate 8
described 281-286
terrigenous, Plate 2
Set, 144
Shape, particles of, 42-43
Shelves,
carbonate, 257-249
terrigenous, 243-246
Shooting flow, 96
Siderite, 394, 396, 433
Silcrete, 28
Silica, cement, 366-367, Plates 4B & C
Sinai, desert of, 218-219
Size, particles of, 44-46
Skewness, 51
Slides, 119-121,
Slide structure, 161
Slumping, 119-121
Slump structure, 160,
Smectite, 337-338, 368-369
Smokers, 277-279
Soil, formation, 25-27, 468
fossil, 28-29
modern, 27-28
Sole marks, 142
Solution porosity,
in carbonates, 423-426
described, 70
in sandstones, 370-375
Sorting,
of grains, 48-51
relation with porosity and permeability,
74-75
Source beds, petroleum of, 317, 276
Sparite, 401, Plate 7D
Sphericity, particles of, 42-43
Steinmann Trinity, 355, 491
Stellate dune, 109
Stokes Law, 47, 89
Storm deposits, 150-151,240, 243
Stoss, 153
Stromatactis, 69, 260
Stromatolites, 246, 249, 403
Stylolites, 414
Subduction, zone of, 474, 486-490
Submarine canyons, 264-270
Sun cracks, 163, 194, 199, 219,
Supergene enrichment, 36-37
Surface texture, particles of, 41-42
Suspension, defined, 92
Swelling clay, 337-338, 368-369
Synaeresis cracks, 164-5, 339
Syngenetic, 12-14
System, petroleum, 497-499
Systems tracts, 282, Plate 2
Taconite, 435
Tadpole nests, 156
Talchir Boulder Bed, 116
Telethermal type ores, 13-14, 260-263,
321,456-457
Temperature, subsurface
anomalies, 311-312
gradients, 309-311
Tempestites, 151
Tepee structure, 422
Texas, uranium ores of, 37
Tidal currents, 97-99
cycle, 97
flat, 242, 246
paleocurrents, 150-151
range, 233,242
sand waves, 243-245
Tigillites, 134
Tillite, 116
Tills, glacial fabric of, 116
Tonstein, 29, 337
Tool marks, 141-142
Torbanite, 335
Torridonian, 350-351,376, Plate 3D
Trace fossils, 133-136
Traction currents, 95
bidirectional, 97-101
unidirectional, 94-97
Transgressive systems tract, 282, Plate 2
Transverse dune, 111-112
Triple-rift junction, 492-493
Trona, 334
Tuff, 344
Turbidites, 102, 228, 267-271