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Sedimentary rocks in the field: a practical guide

Sedimentary rocks in the field: a practical guide
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10021242 QE471.T83 2011
 Reference Book for Applied Geoscience   GUtech Library . . Available .  
10021243 QE471.T83 2011
 Reference Book for Applied Geoscience   GUtech Library . . Available .  
10035750 QE471.T83 2011
 Applied Geoscience   GUtech Library . . Available .  
10035751 QE471.T83 2011
 Applied Geoscience   GUtech Library . . Available .  
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ISBN 9780470689165
Shelf Location QE471.T83 2011
Author Tucker, Maurice E.
Title Sedimentary rocks in the field : a practical guide
4th ed.
Publisher Chichester, West Sussex Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell , 2011
Description xi, 275 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 18 cm.
Contents Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tools of the Trade -- Other Tools for the Field -- Use of GPS (Global Positioning System) in Sedimentary Studies -- Safety in the Field and General Guidance for Fieldwork -- Field Techniques -- What to Look For -- The Approach -- Field Notes -- Graphic Logs -- The Logging of Cores -- Lithofacies Codes -- Collecting Specimens -- Presentation of Results -- The Way-Up of Sedimentary Strata -- 10. Stratigraphic Practice -- Sedimentary Rock Types -- Principal Lithological Groups -- Sandstones -- Conglomerates and Breccias -- Mudrocks Limestones -- Evaporites -- Ironstones -- Cherts -- Phosphate Deposits (Phosphorites) -- 10. Organic-Rich Deposits -- 1 Volcaniclastic Deposits -- Sedimentary Rock Texture -- Introduction -- Sediment Grain-Size and Sorting -- Grain Morphology -- Sediment Fabric -- Textural Maturity -- Texture of Conglomerates and Breccias -- Induration and Degree of Weathering -- Colour of Sedimentary Rocks -- Sedimentary Structures and Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits -- Introduction -- Erosional Structures -- Depositional Structures -- Depositional Structures of Limestones (Including Dolomites) -- Post-Depositional Sedimentary Structures -- Biogenic Sedimentary Structures -- The Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits and Lateral Facies Changes -- Fossils in the Field -- Introduction -- Fossil Distribution and Occurrence -- Fossil Associations and Diversity -- Skeletal Preservation (Taphonomy) and Diagenesis -- Palaeocurrent Analysis -- Introduction -- Palaeocurrent Measurements -- Structures for Palaeocurrent Measurement -- Presentation of Results and Calculation of Vector Means -- Interpretation of the Palaeocurrent Pattern -- What Next? Facies Identification and Sequence Analysis -- Introduction -- Facies Analysis -- Facies, Facies Models and Depositional Environments -- Cycle Stratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy.
Subject Sedimentary rocks
Petrology --Fieldwork
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