Abstracts

• 11404 An Overview of Experimental Mudstone Sedimentology - Results of Experiments and Applications to the Rock Record The processes affecting the transport and deposition of mud in natural environments are still poorly understood, yet, understanding these processes is important because much of the earth's surface is covered with muddy substances, two-thirds of the sedimentary rock record consist of mudstones, mud accumulation impacts water reservoirs, harbors, and shipping lanes, and because mudstones are an increasingly important energy resource. From the perspective of a sedimentologist, the need for experimental work in mudstone sedimentology comes from the realization that many mudstones contain small-scale sedimentary structures that can potentially provide information about depositional conditions and history. However, as soon as one attempts to harness these features for interpretation of environments of deposition, one realizes that there simply is not much information available that allows us to link features observed in the rock record to measurable sets of physical variables in modern environments. An Overview of Experimental Mudstone Sedimentology - Results of Experiments and Applications to the Rock Record
  An Overview of Experimental Mudstone Sedimentology - Results of Experiments and Applications to the Rock Record
• 11403 Depositional Process - Fabric - Pore: Conceptualizing the connection between depositional regime, pore types, and porosity in mudstones The rock record is dominated by shales and mudstones, but the understanding of the processes by which these sediments are transported and deposited is changing in significant ways. Whereas quiet settling in low energy environments used to be the “conventional” perspective, we know now, for example, that muds can accumulate as floccules in bedload at flow velocities that would suffice for bedload transport of sand. Insights like these suggest that the geologic record of mudstones is in urgent need for re-examination, and that with further experimental work we may eventually arrive at a comprehensive understanding of mudstone sedimentology. A higher level of understanding fine grained sediments is the “next step” for making meaningful progress in the study of basin fills, climate archives, and energy resources. Depositional Process - Fabric - Pore: Conceptualizing the connection between depositional regime, pore types, and porosity in mudstones
  Depositional Process - Fabric - Pore: Conceptualizing the connection between depositional regime, pore types, and porosity in mudstones