Interpretation Criteria
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Interpretation Criteria for Sedimentary Rocks
Rupali Lohani 35th OCG Batch‘F’
Preliminary steps to Distinguish Different Sedimentary Rocks
• Correlation between geology and landform
• Combination of factors : Experience Patience Perception
• Use of photorecognition elements in proper association
• Knowledge of climatic environment
Interpretation Criteria
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Based on
Photo element
Based on Morphological
Features
• Tone• Texture• Shape• Size• Association
• Landforms • Drainage pattern• Land use and land cover pattern
Intermediate rocks
Limestone, Dolomite,
Rock salt, etc
Carbonates + Evaporites
Coarse Clastics Fine Clastics
Conglomerate, Sandstone,
Quartz-arenite etc
Clay, Shale, etc
Classification of Sedimentary Rocks
Horizontally Bedded Sandstone• Topograhy:
• Bold, massive, flat topped hills of equal elevation• Nearly vertical hill sides
• Drainage• Coarse textured, joint controlled modified dendritic• Often rectangular
• Erosion• Few gullies, V-shaped
• Photo tone• Light due to light colour of the rock• In humid areas dense tree causes dark tone• Red sandstones give dark tone
• Vegetation• Commonly forested in humid while sparse in arid
Horizontally Bedded Shale• Topograhy:
• Minutely dissected with steep stream/gully in arid climate• Gently to moderately sloping softly rounded valleys & hills
• Drainage• Fine textured, dendritic pattern with gently curving streams in
arid climate• Medium to fine in humid climate
• Erosion• Sharp angular in arid terrain• Gullies have gently rounded cross section in humid• Tone• Generally dark tone
• Vegetation• Barren in arid except for desert vegetation• Intensely cultivated in humid areas.
Horizontally Bedded Shale
Arid
Humid
Horizontally Bedded Sandstone
ARID
HUMID
Horizontally Bedded Limestone• Topograhy:
• Karst topography in humid areas • Forms table rocks in arid climate
• Drainage• Internal drainage in humid climate• Angular drainage with medium to fine density in arid terrain
• Erosion• Chemical weathering in humid climate• Erode very little and forms cap or table rocks in arid terrain
• Photo tone• Varies from light to dark depending on cover
• Vegetation• Barren in arid except for desert vegetation• Dense vegetation resulting from clay soil in humid areas.
GSITI HYD
Interbedded Sedimentary Rocks – Flat Lying• Topograhy:
• Terraced hillsides with hilltops at same elevation• Slopes more gradual in humid while sharp in arid
terrain
• Drainage• Dendritic medium to coarse in humid• Dendritic medium to fine in arid
•Photo tone• Varies depending on rock type on cover
• Vegetation• Climate and the lithology
Interbedded Sedimentary Rocks – Tilted• Topograhy:
• Series of parallel ridges with alternating valleys• Slopes and ridges are smooth in humid while
sharp in arid terrain• Drainage
• Trellis and dendritic• Coarse in humid terrain and fine in arid terrain
•Photo tone• Varies depending on rock type on cover
• Vegetation• Climate and the lithology
GSITI HYD
Interbedded Tilted Sequence Sandstone and Shale
Rocktype Topography/Landform
Drainage Tone Gullies Vegetation/Landuse
Sandstone Humid
Arid
Massive,steep slopes.
Flat table
Dendritic course.Angular, dendritic(M-F)
Light.
Light banded
Few (V shaped).
Few to none
Forested.
Barren
Shale Humid
Arid
Soft hills.
Steep rounded hills
Dendrtic (M-F)Dendritic (F)
Mottled- Dull
Light
Soft U shaped.
Steep sided
Cultivated
Barren or badlands
INTERPRETATION CHART- CLASTIC SEDIMENARY ROCKS
Rock type Topography/Landform
Drainage Tone Gullies Vegetation/Landuse
Limestone Humid Arid
Karst topographyFlat table
Internal
Angular, Dendritic (M-F)
Mottled
Light
Fringed
Few to none
Cultivated
Barren
Dolomite Humid
Arid
Hill & Valley
Flat table
Angular, Dendritic M.Angular, dendritic(M-F)
Light grey
Light banded
Soft U shaped
Few to none
Cultivated,Forested
Barren
Interpretation Chart for Carbonate Rich Rocks
Rocktype Topogaphy
Drainage
Tone Gullies Vegetation/Landuse
Flat interbedded(Thick bedded)-Humid
Arid
Terraced hillsides
Terraced hillsides
Dendrtic (M-C)
Dendritic (M-F)
grey
Med light banded
Varies
Varies to few
Cultivated
Barren
Flat interbedded(Thin bedded ) Humid Arid
Uniform slopes
Minor terraces
Dendritic-M
Dendritic F
Medium grey
Faint thin bands
Soft-U shaped
Few to none
Cultivated, forested
Barren
Tilted Interbedded Humid
Arid
Parallel ridgesSaw toothed edges
Trellis-M
Trellis-F
Grey & light bandedBanded
Varies
Varies
Forested,cultivatedBarren
INTERPRETATION CHART-SEDIMENARY ROCKS
GSITI HYD
Thin Interbedded
Flat-Lying Sedimentary
Rocks
GSITI HYD
Interbedded Sedimentary Rocks
– Tilted
Landforms• When the resistant strata are inclined the
ridges eroded from the strata are asymmetrical in cross section
• The slope which has the same direction as the dip is usually a consequent or resequent or dip slope
• The slope opposed to the dip is obsequent slope
• Where dip is less than 30o the obsequent slope is steeper than resequent and the landform is described as Cuesta
• With dip becoming steeper, the ridge becomes symmetrical and are called hog’s back
PLATEAU – MESA - BUTTE
Flatirons – Steeply dipping beds – indicate direction of dip
Landform Analysis Landform Character /
StructureLitho Unit
High Topography
Hard resistance rock
Quartzite/sandstone
Mesa,Butte Horizontal/sub horizontal
Quartzite/sandstone
Cuesta slope Medium dipping bed
Quartzite/sandstone
Flat iron Moderate to steep dipping bedded strata
Quartzite/sandstone
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