Category: Interpreting ancient environments

March 12, 2019

This post is part of the How to… series Folds invoke a sense of awe,

February 20, 2019

Deciphering the outcrop expression of beds and topography This post is part of the How

February 16, 2019

Some ideas on field measurement of stratigraphic sections This post is part of the How

February 14, 2019

This post is part of the How To… series We introduce some basic hydraulics of

February 10, 2019

This post is part of the How To… series Eocene fluvial tabular crossbeds exposed along

February 6, 2019

This post is part of the How To… series Identifying sedimentary structures that indicate paleocurrent

February 6, 2019

Sedimentary structures that indicate paleoflow. Measuring and plotting paleocurrent indicators are treated in a separate

February 6, 2019

a.k.a. Stratigraphic way up, or younging direction This post is part of the How To…

February 1, 2019

Restoring paleocurrent trends to their pre-deformation orientations This post is part of the How To…

February 1, 2019

Plotting the orientation of a plane on a stereonet; finding strike and dip from two