Introduction .................................................... 6
Geological setting .............................................. 8
Data and research methods ...................................... 13
Facies - terminology and description ........................... 14
Depositional systems ........................................... 16
Group of alluvial depositional systems ...................... 19
Alluvial fan depositional system ......................... 19
Braidplain depositional system ........................... 19
Braided channels facies association ................... 19
Braided floodplain facies association ................. 25
Anastomosed alluvial plain depositional system ........... 25
Anastomosed river channel facies association .......... 25
Anastomosed river floodplain facies association ....... 30
Group of estuarine depositional systems ..................... 31
Bay-head delta depositional system ....................... 31
Central bay and estuary mouth depositional system ........ 34
Estuarine central bay facies association .............. 34
Subtidal sand bars facies association ................. 34
Subtidal channels facies association .................. 35
Inter-channel mud shoal facies association ............ 44
Tidal flat depositional system ........................... 47
Sandflat facies association ........................... 47
Mixed tidal flat facies association ................... 47
Mud tidal flat facies association ..................... 49
Tidal flat channel facies association ................. 49
Open coast depositional system .............................. 52
Upper shoreface facies association ....................... 52
Lower shoreface facies association ....................... 52
Upper offshore facies association ........................ 54
Development of the alluvia] depositional system ................ 54
Late Ediacaran climatic changes-a record in facies ............. 60
Facies zonation of the Lublin estuary .......................... 61
Fluvial-marine transition - inner estuary ................... 61
Middle estuary .............................................. 65
Lower estuary ............................................... 69
Ediacaran-Cambrian depositional sequences ...................... 70
Evolution of the Lublin estuary ................................ 71
Transgressive systems tract I - progressive estuary ......... 71
The highstand systems tract I - regressive estuary .......... 83
Conclusions .................................................... 86
References ..................................................... 90
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