Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

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GF Nichols

432 pages, b/w photos, illus, figs, tabs, maps.

Wiley-Blackwell

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Preface Introduction: sedimentology and stratigraphyTerrigenous clastic sediments: gravel, sand and mudBiogenic, chemical and volcanic sedimentsProcesses of transport and sedimentary structuresEnvironments and faciesContinents: sources of sediment and environments of depositionGlaciers and ice capsArid continental depositional environmentsRivers: the fluvial environmentLacustrine environments: fresh and saline lakesThe marine realm: morphology and processesDeltas and estuariesCoastlines: beaches, barriers and lagoonsShallow seasDeep marine environmentsVolcanic environmentsSediments into rocks: post-depositional processesStratigraphy and lithostratigraphyBiostratigraphyDating and correlation techniquesSequence stratigraphy and sea level changesSubsurface stratigraphySedimentary basinsThe Earth through geologic timeReferencesIndex

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