Sedimentary structures. Their character and physical basis. Volume 1 / Осадочные структуры. Их характеристики и физические основы. Том 1

Sedimentary structures arise in immediate or close association with the transport of sedimentary materials. Some form where erosion predominates, others as net deposition prevails, and yet further kinds in the brief interval of time between sediment deposition and significant lithification. Many sedimentary structures are ordered features visible on sedimentation (bedding) surfaces, whereas others, often related to surface forms, are expressed as compositional and/or textural patterns (stratification) within Sedimentary deposits. Sedimentary structures can be created by chemical and biological as well as by physical agencies, but this book is about those structures wholly or predominantly shaped by physical mechanisms. The latter are much the most important and have continued to attract attention since the earliest days of the earth sciences in their modern form. <...>