Environments of Deposition
(Table 4.1, p.83)

Continental

- Fluvial

Meandering Stream

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- Desert
- Glacial

Transitional

- Delta

Progradation
Coarsening Upwards Sequence

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Mississippi Delta

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Delta deposits, NE Kentucky

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- Beach
- Barrier Island-Lagoon
- Tidal Flat

Marine

- Continental Shelf
- Continental Slope
- Continental Rise

Turbidite Deposits

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Figure 4.11, p.82

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- Deep Ocean Basin (Abyssal Plain)
- Carbonate Platform

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