The Australian National Groundwater Data Transfer Standard

Bedding Thickness

Domain for bedding thickness DESCRIPTION of RESULT entity                
References                
Boggs, S. Jr. 1995, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 2nd edn. Prentice Hall NJ, 774pp.                
Ryburn, R.J., Bond, L.D. & Hazell, M.S. 1995, Guide to OZROX AGSO's Field Geology Database, AGSO Record 1995/79, Australian Geological Survey Organisation, Canberra.                
Qualifier 1: minimum bedding thickness, cm              
Qualifier 2: maximum bedding thickness, cm              
Note:                
Attribute Code Parent Category   Synonyms Description Qualifier 1 Qualifier 2
bedding_thickness LA   lamina     bedding thickness <1cm 0 1
bedding_thickness LTN LA   thin lamina   bedding thickness <0.3 cm 0 0.3
bedding_thickness LTK LA   thick lamina   bedding thickness ranges 0.3-1 cm 0.3 1
bedding_thickness VTN   very thin bed     bedding thickness ranges 1-3 cm 1 3
bedding_thickness TN   thin bed   flaggy bedding thickness ranges 3-10 cm 3 10
bedding_thickness ME   medium bed     bedding thickness ranges 10-30 cm 10 30
bedding_thickness TK   thick bed     bedding thickness ranges 30-100 cm 30 100
bedding_thickness VTK   very thick bed     bedding thickness >100 cm 100  
bedding_thickness UNK   unknown     bedding thickness is unknown    

 

 

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