Geology 103 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Tim Horner Geology Department, CSU Sacramento

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Geology 103Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Tim
HornerGeology Department, CSU Sacramento

• Lecture 20
• Beach deposits
• Reading assignment
• Boggs, 5th ed., pp. 260 - 276

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Tidal range and coastal deposits
Figure 9.20 From Boggs, Principles of
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 5th ed., p. 261
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Beach zones
Figure 9.21 From Boggs, Principles of
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 5th ed., p. 262
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Ridge and runnel system, longshore current, rip
current
Figure 9.22 From Boggs, Principles of
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 5th ed., p. 263
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Sedimentary structures- beach environment
Figure 9.24 From Boggs, Principles of
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 5th ed., p. 265
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Idealized beach sequence
Figure 9.25 From Boggs, Principles of
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 5th ed., p. 266
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Barrier Islands on the east coast
Figure 11.34 From Boggs, Principles of
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 2nd ed.
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Barrier Island facies
Figure 9.23 From Boggs, Principles of
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 5th ed., p. 264
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Transgressive and regressive barrier island
deposits
Figure 9.26 From Boggs, Principles of
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 5th ed., p. 267