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Sedimentary Petrology (3rd Revised edition) ISBN: 0632057351 ISBN13: 9780632057351 Sedimentary Petrology (3rd Revised edition) By: Maurice E. Tucker Publisher: Blackwell Science Ltd Format: Paperback Our Price: 32.19 Discount: 8% RRP: 34.99

The earlier editions of this book have been used by successive generations of students for more than 20 years, and it is the standard text on the subject in most British universities and many others throughout the world. The study of sediments and sedimentary rocks continues to be a core topic in the Earth Sciences and this book aims to provide a concise account of their composition, mineralogy, textures, structures, diagenesis and depositional environments.This latest edition is noteworthy for the inclusion of 16 plates with 54 colour photomicrographs of sedimentary rocks in thin-section. These bring sediments to life and show their beauty and colorful appearance down the microscope; they will aid the student enormously in laboratory petrographic work. The text has been revised where necessary and the reference and further reading lists brought up-to-date. New tables have been included to help undergraduates with rock and thin-section description and interpretation. This title is suitable for earth science undergraduates studying sedimentary petrology, sedimentology and sedimentary petrography.


Contents:

Preface to the third edition Preface to the second edition Preface to the first edition 1

Introduction: Basic Concepts And Methodology2

Siliciclastic Sediments I: Sandstones, Conglomerates And Breccias3

Siliciclastic Sediments II: Mudrocks4

Limestones5

Evaporites6

Sedimentary Ironstones And Iron-Formations7

Sedimentary Phosphate Deposits8

Coal, Oil Shale And Petroleum9

Cherts And Siliceous Sediments10

Volcaniclastic Sediments References Index Colour plates fall between p

118 and p

119


Brief Description:

Intends to provide a concise account of the composition, mineralogy, textures, structures, diagenesis and depositional environments of sedimentary rocks. This book includes 16 plates with 54 colour photomicrographs of sedimentary rocks in thin-section. It is suitable for earth science undergraduates studying sedimentary petrology.

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