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Sedimentary rock
descriptions

Paleoenvironmental factors

Source area lithology

Paleoclimate

Tectonic activity

Energy levels

Time

Quartz sandstone,
well sorted, well rounded

Arkose,
poorly sorted, poorly rounded

Quartz sandstone,
angular, muddy, poorly sorted

Arkose,
well sorted, well rounded

Litharenite,
poorly sorted, no mud, angular

Sedimentary rock
descriptions

Paleoenvironmental factors

Source area lithology

Paleoclimate

Tectonic activity

Energy levels

Time

Quartz sandstone,
well sorted, well rounded

Arkose,
poorly sorted, poorly rounded

Quartz sandstone,
angular, muddy, poorly sorted

Arkose,
well sorted, well rounded

Litharenite,
poorly sorted, no mud, angular

Explanation / Answer

Arkose,
poorly sorted, poorly rounded

FAULT BOUNDED

INTRACRATONIC BASIN

Quartz sandstone,
angular, muddy, poorly sorted

Litharenite,
poorly sorted, no mud, angular

SEDIMENTARY ROCKS SOURCE AREA LITHOLOGY PALEOCLIMATE TECTONIC ACTIVITY ENERY LEVEL TIME    Quartz sandstone,
well sorted, well rounded GRANITE IGNEOUS ROCKS SUB TROPICAL MEDIUM TECTONIC ACTIVITY HIGH LONG

Arkose,
poorly sorted, poorly rounded

FELDSPATHIC GRANITE AND GNEISSES SUB TROPICAL

FAULT BOUNDED

INTRACRATONIC BASIN

LOW SHORT

Quartz sandstone,
angular, muddy, poorly sorted

GREEN STONE VOLCANIC ROCKS BASALTS HUMID LOW LOW SHORT Arkose,
well sorted, well rounded GRANITES ACID IGNEOUS ROCKS TROPICAL TO SUBTROPICAL HIGH HIGH LONG

Litharenite,
poorly sorted, no mud, angular

VOLCANIC AND PLUTONIC AND BASIC METAMORPHIC SUBTROPICAL TO HUMID LOW LOW SHORT

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