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marine indet.
terrestrial indet.
-- Carbonate marine --
carbonate indet.
peritidal
shallow subtidal indet.
open shallow subtidal
lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal
sand shoal
reef, buildup or bioherm
perireef or subreef
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platform/shelf-margin reef
slope/ramp reef
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deep subtidal shelf
deep subtidal indet.
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offshore indet.
slope
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coastal indet.
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lagoonal
paralic indet.
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prodelta
deltaic indet.
foreshore
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offshore
coastal indet.
submarine fan
basinal (siliciclastic)
basinal (siliceous)
basinal (carbonate)
deep-water indet.
-- Terrestrial --
terrestrial indet.
fluvial indet.
alluvial fan
channel lag
coarse channel fill
fine channel fill
"channel"
wet floodplain
dry floodplain
"floodplain"
crevasse splay
levee
mire/swamp
fluvial-lacustrine indet.
delta plain
fluvial-deltaic indet.
lacustrine - large
lacustrine - small
pond
crater lake
lacustrine delta plain
lacustrine interdistributary bay
lacustrine delta front
lacustrine prodelta
lacustrine deltaic indet.
lacustrine indet.
dune
interdune
loess
eolian indet.
cave
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sinkhole
karst indet.
tar
mire/swamp
spring
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breccia
"mixed carbonate-siliciclastic"
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silicious ooze
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phosphorite
pyrite
ironstone
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phyllite
slate
schist
quartzite
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ash
tuff
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