Sedimentary Environments/Source Areas

Environment Energy Grain size (if applicable) & minerals Rock names Rock Textures Types of fossils?
Lake (Lake Tahoe, for instance)          
Rivers (upstream, mountainous)          
Rivers (downstream, meandering)          
Deltas
 
         
Beaches 
 
         
Deep sea floor
 
         
Barrier Island lagoon          

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