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The Interpretation of Flow-markings and Load-casts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 May 2009

J. E. Prentice
J. E. Prentice
Affiliation:
University of London, King's College.
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Abstract

Some sedimentary structures commonly found at the base of beds of greywacke have been given a variety of names. It is suggested that the name flute-cast be used for scour-and-fill structures, which are shown to be oriented parallel to the direction of sediment movement. Superficially similar structures, described as flow-casts, are formed by movement of the greywacke during and after its deposition; study of their internal structure and their relations to ripple-direction shows them to be oriented at right angles to the current direction.

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Geological Magazine , Volume 93 , Issue 5 , October 1956 , pp. 393 - 400
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1956

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