Tucker Sedimentary Petrology

An Introduction to the Origin of Sedimentary Rocks
3. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1159-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 272 Seiten, E-Book

The earlier editions of this book have been used by successivegenerations of students for more than 20 years, and it is thestandard text on the subject in most British universities and manyothers throughout the world.
The study of sediments and sedimentary rocks continues to be acore topic in the Earth Sciences and this book aims to provide aconcise account of their composition, mineralogy, textures,structures, diagenesis and depositional environments.
This latest edition is noteworthy for the inclusion of 16 plateswith 54 colour photomicrographs of sedimentary rocks inthin-section. These bring sediments to life and show their beautyand colorful appearance down the microscope; they will aid thestudent enormously in laboratory petrographic work. The text hasbeen revised where necessary and the reference and further readinglists brought up-to-date. New tables have been included to helpundergraduates with rock and thin-section description andinterpretation.
* New 16-page colour section will mean students do not need tobuy Longman Atlas
* All illustrations redrawn to higher standard
* Complete revision of text - new material on sedimentarygeochemistry, etc

Autoren/Hrsg.

Tucker, Maurice E.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to the third edition.
Preface to the second edition.
Preface to the first edition.
1. Introduction: Basic Concepts And Methodology.
2. Siliciclastic Sediments I: Sandstones, Conglomerates AndBreccias.
3. Siliciclastic Sediments II: Mudrocks.
4. Limestones.
5. Evaporites.
6. Sedimentary Ironstones And Iron-Formations.
7. Sedimentary Phosphate Deposits.
8. Coal, Oil Shale And Petroleum.
9. Cherts And Siliceous Sediments.
10. Volcaniclastic Sediments.
References.
Index.
Colour plates fall between p. 118 and p. 119