UID:
almahu_9948601274602882
Format:
XIX, 551 p. 479 illus.
,
online resource.
Edition:
2nd ed. 1980.
ISBN:
9783642814983
Series Statement:
Springer Study Edition,
Content:
From the reviews: "...This is an extremely useful reference text for the sedimentary geologist to own. It is well produced with clear illustrations and text, and gives excellent factual information on a large number of topics." (Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology) "...represents a significant contribution to the literature of geoscience. It should be in the library of anyone seriously intereted in sedimentology."(Marine Geology) "This book is still unsurpassed in providing a good, basic synthesis of modern sedimentary environments, especially the physical attributes of the deposits being formed and the processes responsible..." (Sedimentary Geology).
Note:
I. Primary Structures and Textures -- Depositional Environments -- Physical Parameters -- Current and Wave Ripples -- Surface Markings and Imprints -- Scour Marks -- Tool Marks -- Penecontemporaneous Deformation Structures -- Bedding -- Sediment Grain Parameters -- Chemical and Mineralogical Parameters -- Biological Parameters -- Environmental Reconstructions -- II. Modern Environments -- Importance of Sequence in Environmental Reconstruction -- Glacial Environment -- Desert Environment -- Lake Environment -- Fluvial Environment -- Estuarine Environment -- Deltaic Environment -- The Coast -- The Shelf -- Examples of Beach-Shelf Profiles from Modern Environments -- Coastal Lagoons -- Tidal Flats -- Continental Margin, Slope and Ocean Basin -- Concluding Remarks -- References.
In:
Springer Nature eBook
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783540101895
Additional Edition:
Printed edition: ISBN 9783642814990
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-642-81498-3
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81498-3
