Focus on Sedimentary Environments

Pleistocene marine carbonate sands

The Miami Limestone, Florida


	Outcrops of the Miami Limestone along Bayshore Drive. Scale is approx. 16 cm high.

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Current direction

The outcrop runs approximately SW-NE.

Examine the sedimentary structures, which are exposed in 3 dimensions, and represent shallow marine bedforms. Which way was the current flowing when these structures were formed?