Talk:Hummocky cross-stratification

Latest comment: 11 years ago by Geoscriptor in topic photos are not representative of HCS

Swaley cross-stratification edit

The term Swaley cross-stratification is, as far as I know used for very similar structures to HCS,[1] possibly as a variety. It should probably get a mention. Mikenorton (talk) 21:55, 9 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

Agreed. Though I've never seen "Swaley cross-stratification" as a term, I've often heard hummocks and swales grouped together in discussions on HCS. QFL 24-7 bla ¤ cntrb ¤ kids ¤ pics ¤ vids 21:58, 9 December 2010 (UTC)Reply
Here's a recent paper describing the relationship between HCS and SCS, [2]. Mikenorton (talk) 22:39, 9 December 2010 (UTC)Reply

photos are not representative of HCS edit

The photographs in this article are not representative of hummocky cross-stratification, with the possible exception of the second one, in which it is hard to see anything. The top photo is ripple, not hummocky scale (see text description). The bottom two are isolated sand lenses that don't really illustrate the nature of HCS. Geoscriptor (talk) 22:17, 26 May 2012 (UTC)Reply