What depositional environment is coal?

What depositional environment is coal?

Most published depositional models for coal-bearing strata suggest that coal originated as peat which formed in swamps on low-lying ground in deltas, alluvial plains and coastal areas.

What type of depositional environment is a lagoon?

Lagoons are areas of quiet water and generally sites of mud deposition (either carbonate or siliciclastic). Coarser sediments are washed in during storms and are oftenwave rippled. Tidal channels commonly cut into lagoonal deposits as the location of concentrated flow migrates back and forth.

Where did the deposition of coal come from?

Use the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more. Most published depositional models for coal-bearing strata suggest that coal originated as peat which formed in swamps on low-lying ground in deltas, alluvial plains and coastal areas.

Where did coal and coal bearing strata originate?

Most published depositional models for coal-bearing strata suggest that coal originated as peat which formed in swamps on low-lying ground in deltas, alluvial plains and coastal areas. A review of the literature suggests that such models may have to be modified.

Why is palaeontology important to the study of coal?

Integrated studies of clastic sedimentology, coal petrography and palaeontology are necessary for an understanding of the nature of ancient swamps. Such studies should lead to the development of facies models with greater predictive power for use in coal exploration and development.

Which is an example of a continental transitional marine environment?

Continental Transitional Marine CONTINENTAL on land (includes lakes and streams) Environment Name Common Sedimentary Rock Types Common Sedimentary Structures Common Fossils stream – channel conglomerate, sandstone cross-beds,ripple marks high energy, oxidizing environment with few fossils stream – floodplain shale mud cracks

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