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sedimentologyScientific discipline concerned with the physical and chemical properties of sedimentary rocks and the processes involved in their formation, including transportation, deposition, and lithification of sediments. The aim of much sedimentological research is to interpret ancient environmental conditions by studying the constituents, textures, structures, and fossil content of the deposits. |
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What governed all these distributions is not yet clear, and it would be unreasonable to decouple them from the other faunal and algal elements and sedimentological characteristics. The researchers were studying the geochemical, sedimentological and tectonic processes of the basin. A sedimentological study undertaken in 2004 will also help in identifying reservoir fairways that should result in more productive wells. |
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