SACRAMENTO STATE Geology 103 Sedimentology and Stratigraphy Tim Horner Geology Department, CSU Sacramento Lecture #13: Alluvial fans Reading assignment: Boggs, 5th ed., pp. 208-209, 211-215

Spectrum of alluvial depositional environments From Reineck and Singh, 1980, Fig. 436

Arid alluvial fan- Death Valley, CA.

Humid alluvial fan- Nepal From Reading, 1986, Fig. 3.15

Fan shape: Figure 11.1 from Boggs, 2nd edition

Intersection point: Figure 3.14 from Reading, 1986

Humid alluvial fan- Nepal From Reading, 1986, Fig. 3.15

Debris flow vs. stream-dominated fans Figure 8.2 from Boggs, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 5th edition, p. 213

Longitudinal change in grain size: Figure 9.6 from Boggs, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 3rd ed., p. 274

Fan parts: Figure 3.16 from Reading, 1986, p. 31

Upper/mid fan deposits:

Longitudinal change in grain size: Figure 9.6 from Boggs, Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, 3rd ed., p. 274

Fan parts: Figure 3.16 from Reading, 1986, p. 31