Sedimentology, a term proposed in 1932 by H. A. Wadell, is most simply defined as the scientific study of sediments. The term sediment refers to regolith that has been transported. Sediment is a word derived from the Latin sedimentum, which means" a settling." Not stated, but implied in the minds of many users of the term, is the idea that the settling occurred through air or water. As used by …