The Weird and Wonderful World of Sedimentology

Explore the fascinating realm of sedimentology in this 48-minute video presentation by Jon Noad from SediMental Services. Delve into a diverse array of sedimentary structures found in ice, snow, deserts, skies, and conventional settings. Examine intriguing examples drawn from past BSRG talks and beyond, including baffling head-scratchers and Earth's largest structures. Journey from hailstones and avalanches to cloud formations, ripples, dunes, and waves. Investigate case studies such as turbidite clouds and the Athel silicilite in Oman. Learn about advanced techniques like tomography and seismic sedimentology. Discover unique phenomena like the Hanksville runes, carbrication, and ornithocoenichnology. Marvel at giant pebbles, olistoliths, and record-breaking sedimentary structures. Conclude with a speculative look at the sedimentology of exoplanets, from gas giants to ocean worlds and Goldilocks planets. Gain valuable insights into this weird and wonderful world of sedimentology on Earth Day and beyond.

Intro
Happy Earth Day!
Introduction
Balls!
Hailstones
Avalanche
GLT's and more
What are clouds ?
Ripples and smiles
Dunes and cross-beds
Waves
Other structures
Turbidite cloud case study
BHI - who needs core?
More structures
Case study - Athel silicilite, Oman
Tomography and sedimentology
Seismic sedimentology
The Hanksville runes
Gloop, Glorious Gloop
Carbrication
Sailing away
Giant pebbles: Olistoliths
It's a fishy business
Ornithocoenichnology: bird feeding traces
Leks and urolites
Big is beautiful
Our runner up
The Mother....
Exoplanets
Gas giants
Ocean worlds and Super Earths
Goldilocks planets
Disappointing
In summary.....
Thank you and stay healthy