Sedimentary Rocks in the Field
eBook - PDF

Sedimentary Rocks in the Field

A Colour Guide

Dorrik A.V. Stow

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Sedimentary Rocks in the Field

A Colour Guide

Dorrik A.V. Stow

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Ideas and concepts in sedimentology are changing rapidly but fundamental field work and data collection remain the basis of the science. This book is intended as a guide to the recognition and description of sedimentary rocks in the field. It aims to help the geologist know what to observe and record and how best to interpret this data. The emphasi

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2005
ISBN
9781840766424
Edition
1
Topic
Technology & Engineering
Subtopic
Agriculture
Index
Technology & Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. CONTENTS
  3. PREFACE
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  5. 1 OVERVIEW
  6. 2 FIELD TECHNIQUES
  7. 3 PRINCIPAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
  8. 4 CONGLOMERATES
  9. 5 SANDSTONES
  10. 6 MUDROCKS
  11. 7 CARBONATE ROCKS
  12. 8 CHERTS AND SILICEOUS SEDIMENTS
  13. 9 PHOSPHORITES
  14. 10 COAL AND OIL
  15. 11 EVAPORITES
  16. 12 IRONSTONES
  17. 13 SOILS, PALEOSOLS, AND DURICRUSTS
  18. 14 VOLCANICLASTIC SEDIMENTS
  19. 15 INTERPRETATIONS AND DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS
  20. REFERENCES AND KEY TEXTS
  21. METRIC–IMPERIAL CONVERSIONS
  22. APPENDICES
  23. Back Cover