Petrology of sedimentary rocks
Language: English Publication details: United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press, 2012. Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 600p.;23cmsISBN: 9780511626487Subject(s): Sedimentary rocks -- Geology | Origin, classification, and occurrence of sedimentary rocks | Sedimentary textures -- SandstonesDDC classification: 552.5 B64, 2| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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This textbook outlines the physical, chemical, and biologic properties of the major sedimentary rocks, as revealed by petrographic microscopy, geochemical techniques, and field study. It covers the mineralogy, chemistry, textures, and sedimentary structures that characterise sedimentary rocks, and relates these features to the depositional origin of the rocks and their subsequent alteration by diagenetic processes during burial. In addition to detailed sections on siliciclastic and carbonate rocks, it also discusses evaporites, cherts, iron-rich sedimentary rocks, phosphorites, and carbonaceous sedimentary rocks such as oil shales. This second edition maintains the comprehensive treatment of sedimentary petrography and petrology provided in the first edition, and has been updated with new concepts and cutting-edge techniques like cathodoluminescence imaging of sedimentary rocks and backscattered electron microscopy. It is ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in sedimentary petrology, and is a key reference for researchers and professional petroleum geoscientists.