Facies - Introduction (sed strat) @sumnerd

Facies - Introduction (sed strat) @sumnerd

Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

Facies consist of groupings of rocks or sediment using features that help answer scientific questions. In this video, I introduce the concept of facies and discuss ways to define them for sediments and sedimentary rocks.

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