Exercise 2.5. Identifying Facies in Fiji
What To Do
Refer to Figure 2.7 to answer the questions below. You can also click here to view the location in Google Earth.
Exercise 2.5A
The region shown in Figure 2.7 includes the following depositional environments:
- Beach
- Reef
- Lagoon
- Shelf
Which depositional environment corresponds to each of the letters A through D in Figure 2.7?
A. _________________________
B. _________________________
C. _________________________
D. _________________________
Exercise 2.5B
Answer the questions below by giving the letter and also the depositional environment name.
- Where would you expect to find ooids?
- Where would you find the trace fossil Trypanite?
- Where might you find small patch reefs?
