Sedimentary rocks in the field a practical guide
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Resource Type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex Hoboken, NJ
Wiley-Blackwell
2011.
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Edition: | 4th ed. |
Series: | Geological field guide series.
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Table of Contents:
- Machine generated contents note 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Tools of the Trade
- 1.2. Other Tools for the Field
- 1.3. Use of GPS (Global Positioning System) in Sedimentary Studies
- 1.4. Safety in the Field and General Guidance for Fieldwork
- 2. Field Techniques
- 2.1. What to Look For
- 2.2. The Approach
- 2.3. Field Notes
- 2.4. Graphic Logs
- 2.5. The Logging of Cores
- 2.6. Lithofacies Codes
- 2.7. Collecting Specimens
- 2.8. Presentation of Results
- 2.9. The Way-Up of Sedimentary Strata
- 2.10. Stratigraphic Practice
- 3. Sedimentary Rock Types
- 3.1. Principal Lithological Groups
- 3.2. Sandstones
- 3.3. Conglomerates and Breccias
- 3.4. Mudrocks
- 3.5. Limestones
- 3.6. Evaporites
- 3.7. Ironstones
- 3.8. Cherts
- 3.9. Phosphate Deposits (Phosphorites)
- 3.10. Organic-Rich Deposits
- 3.11. Volcaniclastic Deposits
- 4. Sedimentary Rock Texture
- 4.1. Introduction
- 4.2. Sediment Grain-Size and Sorting
- 4.3. Grain Morphology
- 4.4. Sediment Fabric
- 4.5. Textural Maturity
- 4.6. Texture of Conglomerates and Breccias
- 4.7. Induration and Degree of Weathering
- 4.8. Colour of Sedimentary Rocks
- 5. Sedimentary Structures and Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits
- 5.1. Introduction
- 5.2. Erosional Structures
- 5.3. Depositional Structures
- 5.4. Depositional Structures of Limestones (Including Dolomites)
- 5.5. Post-Depositional Sedimentary Structures
- 5.6. Biogenic Sedimentary Structures
- 5.7. The Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits and Lateral Facies Changes
- 6. Fossils in the Field
- 6.1. Introduction
- 6.2. Fossil Distribution and Occurrence
- 6.3. Fossil Associations and Diversity
- 6.4. Skeletal Preservation (Taphonomy) and Diagenesis
- 7. Palaeocurrent Analysis
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Palaeocurrent Measurements
- 7.3. Structures for Palaeocurrent Measurement
- 7.4. Presentation of Results and Calculation of Vector Means
- 7.5. Interpretation of the Palaeocurrent Pattern
- 8. What Next? Facies Identification and Sequence Analysis
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. Facies Analysis
- 8.3. Facies, Facies Models and Depositional Environments
- 8.4. Cycle Stratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy.