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Sedimentary structures

How each structure forms, its typical setting, and what it tells you about way up and flow direction.

Sources

Wikipedia: Sedimentary structures · Wikipedia: Way up structure · Univ. of Alberta EAS 233: Primary structures notes · Wikipedia: Hummocky cross-stratification · Wikipedia: Herringbone cross-stratification · Wikipedia: Flaser bedding · Wikipedia: Imbrication · Wikipedia: Stromatolite