1. Sedimentation on the continental shelf is volumetrically very significant. Describe the
controls and occurrence of deposits formed in shallow sandy seas.
2. Discuss the controls on shelf sedimentation resulting from sediment supply
considerations. Physiographic, climate, and influence of major river systems/deltas
are all important. Describe 3 distinct settings for sedimentation in shallow seas.
3. Describe the distinctive sediment types and sedimentary structures that are common
in shallow marine depositional settings.
4. What would you expect to be the volumetrically most significant type of shallow
marine clastic depositional system on the basis of modern shelf environments?
5. Would you expect a significant representation of tide dominated shelf systems in
epieric (epicontinental) sea successions?
6. Discuss the origin and distinctive features of hummocky-swaley stratification formed
in the offshore transition zone.
7. What would be the geological expression of a regressive, storm-dominated shallow
marine succession?
8. Why might sandy shallow-marine successions be especially important for the resource
geologist? Discuss facies, geometry, and associated strata.
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