The sedimentology, stratigraphy, and preservation of intertidal deposits in the Minas Basin system, Bay of Fundy

Intertidal sediments of the Minas Basin, a macrotidal estuary at the head of the Bay of Fundy, can be subdivided into six major facies: tidal marsh, beach, mudflat, sandflat, channel lag, and sandbar. Each is characterized by its grain size distributions, sedimentary structures, and biological communities. These sedimentary facies occur in three types of high-to-low tide zonation, depending on the local sediment source and wave and current …