General Environmental Setting:

    Marine offshore to transitional zone

Rock Description:
    Fine grained sandstone and mudstone. Bioturbation and compaction. May locally contain gas-disrupted bedding.

Depositional Environment Represented:

    Shoreface to shallow offshore.

Other environments where rock type is typically found:

    Any moderate to low energy environment including lakes, lagoons and shallow marine environments.

General Environmental Setting:

    Marine offshore transitional zone

Rock Description:
    Alternating parallel bedded very fine grained sandstone and mudstone

Depositional Environment Represented:

    Lower most shoreface - offshore

Other environments where rock type is typically found:

    Any low energy environment such as a lake, lagoon, bay or offshore marine.

General Environmental Setting:

    Marine offshore transitional zone

Rock Description:
    Parallel bedded sandstone and mudstone (base). Because the mudstone and sandstone beds are parallel it is likely that the beds were close to horizontal at deposition. Thus the apparent dip of the beds in the core is a result of the beds not being drilled perpendicular

Depositional Environment Represented:

    Shallow offshore

Other environments where rock type is typically found:

    Not found in other environments

General Environmental Setting:

    Marine offshore transitional zone

Rock Description:
    Convolute bedded and bioturbated sandstone and mudstone. Note the pyrite in the upper part of the core. The pyrite probably formed shortly after deposition (diagenetic) and indicates reducing (anoxic) conditions resulting from consumption of available oxygen by aerobic bacteria

Depositional Environment Represented:

    Lower shoreface to shallow offshore

Other environments where rock type is typically found:

    Not found in other environments
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