Compare and contrast the sediments deposited in continental, transitional, and marine
environments. Give specific examples of these sediment types and the environments where they
commonly form. What will be an ideal response?
The student should discuss continental environments, which commonly are the depositional site
for immature conglomerates and sandstones, swamp deposits, glacial tills and outwash deposits,
and aeolian (wind-derived) sediments. Transitional environments commonly are the depositional
site for beach sands, delta deposits, and lagoon deposits. Marine environments commonly are
the depositional site for shales, deep-ocean marine carbonates, and organic reef deposits, as well
as large-scale, thick evaporite deposits.
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