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Facies Analysis

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The study and interpretation of the textures, sedimentary structures, fossils, and lithologic associations of sedimentary rocks on the scale of an outcrop, well section, or small segment of a basin (the subject of Chap. 2) comprise the subject of facies analysis.

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