Category: Interpreting ancient environments

March 6, 2025

Syntectonic deposition This category is a bit different to the other Atlas collections. It does

March 5, 2025

Soft sediment deformation Deformation of sediment while it is soft or semi-consolidated, is common. The

March 4, 2025

Submarine fans and channels: Beyond the slope (continental slope or delta slope) is the deep

March 2, 2025

Marine slopes are bona fide geological settings in themselves, but from a geotectonic perspective they

March 1, 2025

The term ‘shelf’ is used here loosely – it covers a range of submarine settings,

February 26, 2025

The Dalaradian, a 15+km-thick sequence of metasediments and metavolcanics occupies a broad swath through central

February 25, 2025

This collection of images from various modern and ancient fluvial deposits, includes meandering (high sinuosity)

February 24, 2025

Shallow marine – estuarine – tidal flat – lagoon and coastal dunes This collection of

February 23, 2025

The Atlas, as are all blogs, is a publication. If you use the images, please

February 21, 2025

The Burrens – a limestone karst landscape Here’s a selection of photos from the Burrens