Sedimentary Geology: An Introduction to Sedimentary Rocks and Stratigraphy
Autor Donald R. Prothero, Fred Schwaben Limba Engleză Hardback – 30 noi 2013
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781429231558
ISBN-10: 1429231556
Pagini: 593
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 224 x 281 x 33 mm
Greutate: 1.63 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: W. H. Freeman and Company
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1429231556
Pagini: 593
Ilustrații: Illustrations
Dimensiuni: 224 x 281 x 33 mm
Greutate: 1.63 kg
Ediția:Revizuită
Editura: W. H. Freeman and Company
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
PREFACE
PART I: SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS
1. Sedimentary Rocks: An Introduction
2. Weathering and Soils
3. Clastic Transport and Fluid Flow
4. Sedimentary Structures
PART II: SILICICLASTIC SEDIMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTS
5. Sandstones and Conglomerates
6. Mudrocks
7. Siliciclastic Diagenesis
8. Terrestrial Sedimentary Environments
9. Coastal Environments
10. Clastic Marine and Pelagic Environments
PART III: BIOGENIC, CHEMICAL, AND OTHER NONSILICICLASTIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
11. Carbonate Rocks
12. Carbonate Environments
13. Other Biogenic Sedimentary Rocks
14. Chemical and Nonepiclastic Sedimentary Rocks
PART IV: STRATIGRAPHY
15. Lithostratigraphy
16. Biostratigraphy / Controlling Factors: Evolution and Paleoecology
17. Geophysical and Chemostratigraphic Correlation
18. Geochronology and Chronostratigraphy
19. Sedimentary Rocks in Space and Time
Appendices
Glossary
PART I: SEDIMENTARY PROCESSES AND PRODUCTS
1. Sedimentary Rocks: An Introduction
2. Weathering and Soils
3. Clastic Transport and Fluid Flow
4. Sedimentary Structures
PART II: SILICICLASTIC SEDIMENTS AND ENVIRONMENTS
5. Sandstones and Conglomerates
6. Mudrocks
7. Siliciclastic Diagenesis
8. Terrestrial Sedimentary Environments
9. Coastal Environments
10. Clastic Marine and Pelagic Environments
PART III: BIOGENIC, CHEMICAL, AND OTHER NONSILICICLASTIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
11. Carbonate Rocks
12. Carbonate Environments
13. Other Biogenic Sedimentary Rocks
14. Chemical and Nonepiclastic Sedimentary Rocks
PART IV: STRATIGRAPHY
15. Lithostratigraphy
16. Biostratigraphy / Controlling Factors: Evolution and Paleoecology
17. Geophysical and Chemostratigraphic Correlation
18. Geochronology and Chronostratigraphy
19. Sedimentary Rocks in Space and Time
Appendices
Glossary
Notă biografică
Donald R. Prothero, California Institute of Technology, USA
Fred Schwab, Washington and Lee University, USA
Fred Schwab, Washington and Lee University, USA
Caracteristici
Designed for undergraduate courses in both sedimentary rocks and stratigraphy
Includes important current research in tectonics and sedimentation
Covers a wide range of topics, including trace fossils, mudrocks, diagenetic structures and seismic stratigraphy
Draws on contributions from chemistry, physics and structure
Includes important current research in tectonics and sedimentation
Covers a wide range of topics, including trace fossils, mudrocks, diagenetic structures and seismic stratigraphy
Draws on contributions from chemistry, physics and structure
Descriere
An accessible and engaging introductory text, the updated third edition utilizes important current research in tectonics and sedimentation and focuses on crucial geological principles. Contributions from chemistry, physics, and structure are drawn upon throughout to help students gain an understanding of Earth's sedimentary rock record.