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11EXERCISESExercise 1-1CONTINENTAL SEDIMENTARY ENVIRONMENTS, UTAHLocation 1.Shale and siltstone, finely laminated, sandy layers quite common, some fragments of shale withraindrop imprints on the surface.Laminations are indicative of nonburrowed lake sediments; raindrop imprints could be found only on land.Location 2.Shale and siltstone, finely laminated, some pebbles, some pollen grains found with a microscope.Laminations; pollen from land plants.Location 3.Shale, blocky, red, some nodules of gypsum, a few lenses of very finely cross-bedded sandstonewith asymmetrical ripple marks.Red color from oxidation on land; gypsum from evaporating water; asymmetrical ripple marks from wateror wind current.Location 4.Siltstone, some shale and sand, a few thin beds of conglomerate with fragments of dinosaur bones,clams, and tortoise shell.Dinosaur boneLocation 5.Sandstone, well-sorted, fine-grained, evidence of large-scale cross-bedding, frosted sand grains, afew thin layers of shale.Large-scale cross beds and frosted sand grains are associated with dunes.C H A P T E RRock Cycle andSedimentary Rocks

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