- Facies - Wikipedia
A facies encompasses all the characteristics of a rock including its chemical, physical, and biological features that distinguish it from adjacent rock [2]
- FACIES Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of FACIES is general appearance How to use facies in a sentence
- 9. 7: Sedimentary Facies - Geosciences LibreTexts
A facies (Latin for aspect or appearance) is a body of rock (i e a sequence of beds) or sediment marked by a particular combination of compositional, physical and biological structures that distinguish it from bodies of rock sediment above, below and adjacent to it
- Sedimentary facies | Geology, Stratigraphy Sedimentology | Britannica
Sedimentary facies, physical, chemical, and biological aspects of a sedimentary bed and the lateral change within sequences of beds of the same geologic age Sedimentary rocks can be formed only where sediments are deposited long enough to become compacted and cemented into hard beds or strata
- Facies – Historical Geology
Together, these features are known as a facies, a body of rock (typically a sequence of several strata, or beds) that is distinct from adjacent strata based on observable characteristics One model for describing sedimentary facies in the lab or the field is the CTSFAF model
- Facies And Facies Sequences – Geology In
A facies sequence is a series of facies that pass gradually from one into another A sequence can have an abrupt or erosive boundary, or be bounded by a hiatus, as indicated by a rootlet bed, reworking, or early diagenesis
- Sedimentary Facies - Types, Analysis, Purpose, Results and Facts - Vedantu
Sedimentary facies indicate a depositional environment, each facies being a distinct type of sediment for that area or environment Thus, there are various ways of describing or designating sedimentary facies
- Facies and facies models - Geological Digressions
Facies describe physical, biological chemical attributes of strata Facies models distill this information into depositional environments
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