Chapter 3 The Recognition of Soft-Sediment Deformations as Early-Diagenetic Features – a Literature Review

摘要: Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the recognition of soft-sediment deformations as early-diagenetic features. The stage— that is, period between sedimentation and lithification, includes some important changes within most types sediments. obvious is common reduction thickness by compaction, a process pore size, particularly, in fine grained sediments, commonly, expulsion water. fact geology could develop science crucial importance to mankind due careful analyses rock features subsequent derivation “geological laws.” One first principles recognized was law superposition: layers gradually become younger an upward direction, at least, if succession undisturbed. Layering sedimentary rocks has long been clue for unraveling stratigraphy rocks. It can thus be understood that, addition layer-intersecting dikes, other irregular layering also attracted attention. reflected interest structures, such convolutions slumps. “normal” inventory deformations, made order unravel history sediment before resulted overwhelming number descriptions analyses, sometimes only “by-products,” primary research topics.