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Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

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This fully revised and updated edition introduces the reader to sedimentology and stratigraphic principles, and provides tools for the interpretation of sediments and sedimentary rocks. The processes of formation, transport and deposition of sediment are considered and then applied to develop conceptual models for the full range of sedimentary environments, from deserts to deep seas and reefs to rivers.
Different approaches to using stratigraphic principles to date and correlate strata are also considered, in order to provide a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of sedimentology and stratigraphy. The text and figures are designed to be accessible to anyone completely new to the subject, and all of the illustrative material is provided in an accompanying CD–ROM. High–resolution versions of these images can also be downloaded from the companion website for this book at: www.wiley.com/go/nicholssedimentology .

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ISBN13:9781405135924
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:432
Druk:2
Verschijningsdatum:2-4-2009

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Preface.
Acknowledgements.

1 Introduction: sedimentology and stratigraphy.
1.1. Sedimentary processes.
1.2 Sedimentary environments and facies.
1.3 The spectrum of environments and facies.
1.4 Stratigraphy.
1.5 The structure of this book.

2 Terrigenous clastic sediments: gravel, sand and mud.
2.1 Classification of sediments and sedimentary rocks.
2.2 Gravel and conglomerate.
2.3 Sand and sandstone.
2.4 Clay, silt and mudrock.
2.5 Textures and analysis of terrigenous clastic sedimentary rocks.
2.6 Terrigenous clastic sediments: summary.

3 Biogenic, chemical and volcanogenic sediments.
3.1 Limestone.
3.2 Evaporite minerals.
3.3 Cherts.
3.4 Sedimentary phosphates.
3.5 Sedimentary ironstone.
3.6 Carbonaceous (organic) deposits.
3.7 Volcaniclastic rocks.

4 Processes of transport and sedimentary structures.
4.1 Transport media.
4.2 The behaviour of fluids and particles in fluids.
4.3 Flows, sediment and bedforms.
4.4 Waves.
4.5 Mass flows.
4.6 Mudcracks.
4.7 Erosional sedimentary structures.
4.8 Teminology for sedimentary structures and beds.
4.9 Sedimentary structures and sedimentary environments.

5 Field sedimentology, facies and environments.
5.1 Field sedimentology.
5.2 Graphic sedimentary logs.
5.3 Palaeocurrents.
5.4 Collection of rock samples.
5.5 Description of core.
5.6 Interpreting past depositional environments.
5.7 Reconstructing palaeoenvironments in space and time.
5.8 Summary: facies and environments.

6 Continents: sources of sediment.
6.1 From source of sediment to formation of strata.
6.2 Mountain building processes.
6.3 Global climate.
6.4 Weathering processes.
6.5 Erosion and transport.
6.6 Denudation and landscape evolution.
6.7 Tectonics and denudation.
6.8 Measuring rates of denudation.
6.9 Denudation and sediment supply: summary.

7 Glacial environments.
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