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Environments

Rocks

Marine

Carbonate

  • peritidal1
  • shallow subtidal2
  • open shallow subtidal3
  • lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal4
  • sand shoal5
  • reef6
  • buildup or bioherm7
  • perireef8
  • intrashelf/intraplatform reef9
  • platform/shelf-margin reef10
  • slope/ramp reef11
  • basin reef12
  • deep subtidal ramp13
  • deep subtidal shelf14
  • deep subtidal indet.15
  • offshore ramp16
  • offshore shelf17
  • offshore indet.18
  • slope19
  • basinal20

Siliciclastic

  • paralic indet.21
  • lagoonal22
  • coastal indet.23
  • foreshore24
  • shoreface25
  • transition zone/lower shoreface26
  • barrier bar27
  • offshore28
  • deltaic indet.29
  • delta plain30
  • interdistributary bay31
  • delta front32
  • prodelta33
  • deep-water indet.34
  • basinal35
  • abyss36
  • submarine fan37
  • slope91
  • tidal flat92

Fluvial

  • estuary/bay61

Non-marine

Eolian

  • eolian indet.41
  • dune42
  • interdune43
  • loess44

Fluvial

  • fluvial indet.45
  • fluvial braided46
  • fluvial meandering47
  • channel48
  • channel lag49
  • floodplain52
  • levee55
  • crevasse splay56
  • fluvial-deltaic indet.57
  • deltaic indet.58
  • delta plain59
  • fluvial-lacustrine indet.89

Glacial

  • glacial indet.62
  • end moraine63
  • ground moraine64
  • esker65
  • drumlin66
  • outwash plain67

Lacustrine

  • lacustrine indet.68
  • lacustrine - large69
  • lacustrine - small70
  • pond71
  • crater lake72
  • lacustrine deltaic indet.73
  • lacustrine delta plain74
  • lacustrine interdistributary bay75
  • lacustrine delta front76
  • lacustrine prodelta77
  • playa78

Landscape

  • karst indet.79
  • fissure fill80
  • cave81
  • sinkhole82
  • alluvial fan83
  • mire/swamp84
  • spring85
  • tar86
  • weathering surface87
  • colluvial slope90

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