Today, we have another sedimentary structure commonly seen in turbidite successions. The features above that look like flames are called ... drum roll ... ... flame ...

NASA’s Curiosity rover is examining wind-blown sediments on Mars to better understand how the planet’s surface has changed ...

A relatively common sedimentary structure found in sandstone turbidite beds are dish structures. Take a look at the photo below and you'll see why they are called that ... they are concave-up, ...

Ichnology examines the preserved records of organism–substrate interactions in sedimentary deposits, encompassing bioturbation structures, burrows, tracks and microbial mats. These trace fossils offer ...

Block diagrams show interpreted sedimentary structures. The boulder is about 110 cm across and preserves a series of left-dipping planar surfaces separating 2-10 cm thick tabular units interpreted to ...

An international research team led by Professor Long Xiao from the School of Earth Sciences of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) has discovered the presence of marine sedimentary rocks on the ...

The state of Massachusetts has a long list of official symbols. There's an official muffin, a state cat (and dog) and a state rock. But so far, not an official sedimentary structure. That could change ...

Stratigraphic columns are a basic tool in geology, used for everything from understanding the geologic history of a location to determining relationships between different features. But what are ...

The distinctive Richat Structure in Mauritania is also called the “Eye of the Sahara” ...