ABSTRACT

Ideas and concepts in sedimentology are changing rapidly but fundamental field work and data collection remain the basis of the science. This book is intended as a guide to the recognition and description of sedimentary rocks in the field. It aims to help the geologist know what to observe and record and how best to interpret this data. The emphasi

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CONTENTS

chapter |1 pages

PREFACE

chapter |1 pages

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

chapter 1|4 pages

OVERVIEW

chapter 2|16 pages

FIELD TECHNIQUES

chapter 4|12 pages

CONGLOMERATES

chapter 5|12 pages

SANDSTONES

chapter 6|14 pages

MUDROCKS

chapter 7|20 pages

CARBONATE ROCKS

chapter 8|8 pages

CHERTS AND SILICEOUS SEDIMENTS

chapter 9|6 pages

PHOSPHORITES

chapter 10|10 pages

COAL AND OIL

chapter 11|10 pages

EVAPORITES

chapter 12|12 pages

IRONSTONES

chapter 13|8 pages

SOILS, PALEOSOLS, AND DURICRUSTS

chapter 14|16 pages

VOLCANICLASTIC SEDIMENTS