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NClaborn

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Would the rock in the above image be considered a sedimentary breccia or a conglomerate? Why?
 
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What does the presence of mudcracks indicate about the paleoenvironment?
 
  A) There was immense pressure placed on these sediments, resulting in stress fractures.
  B) There was a current of water flowing in one direction.
  C) Waves were lapping on the shoreline of the ocean.
  D) There was a wet environment that is drying up.


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mjbamaung

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Reply #1 on: Jul 16, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Answer: Sedimentary breccia; because of its angular, gravel-sized sediments

Answer to Question 2

Answer: D


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Reply #2 on: Jul 16, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 16, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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