Sedimentary Petrology : An Introduction to the origin of Sedimentary Rocks / Maurice E. Tucker

By:

Tucker, Maurice E

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi : Wiley Blackwell, 1981.Edition: 3rdDescription: ix, 262p.: ill.; 26cmISBN:

9788126532995

Subject(s):

Geology

DDC classification:

552.5 TUC

Contents:

1. IntroductionBasic concepts and methodology 2. Siliciclastic sediments I: Sandstones, conglomerates and breccias 3. Siliciclastic sediments II: Mudrocks 4. Limestones 5. Evaporites 6. Sedimentary iron deposits 7. Sedimentary phosphate deposits 8. Coal, oil shale and petroleum 9. Cherts and siliceous sediments 10. Volcaniclastic sediments

Summary: Much of the original text has been revised for this edition. The sections on depositional environments have been expanded, there are new chapters on stratigraphy, sandstone provenance, platetectonics, and sandstone petrology.

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Much of the original text has been revised for this edition. The sections on depositional environments have been expanded, there are new chapters on stratigraphy, sandstone provenance, platetectonics, and sandstone petrology.

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