Research Catalog

Title

Sedimentary petrology / Harvey Blatt.

Author

Blatt, Harvey.

Publication

New York : Freeman, c1992.

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Description

xiv, 514 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.

Subject

Sedimentary rocks

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• 1. The Occurrence of Sedimentary Rocks. Destruction of the Rock Record. Types of Sedimentary Rocks. Depositional Basins and Plate Tectonics a. Climate -- 2. Weathering and Soils. Reactions and Products. The Structure of Clay Minerals. Soils -- 3. Conglomerates and Sandstones: Textures and Structures. Field Observations. Comment on Field Observations. Laboratory Studies. Textures, Structures, and Plate Tectonics -- 4. Conglomerates and Sandstones: Composition. Conglomerates. Sandstones. Classification. Interpretive Petrology. Recycling of Sediment -- 5. Conglomerates and Sandstones: Diagenesis. Compaction. Cementation. Albitization. Calcitization. Plate Tectonic Controls on Diagenesis -- 6. Mudrocks. Field Observations. Laboratory Studies. Composition. Ancient Mudrocks -- 7. Limestones: Textures, Structures, and Environments. Textures. Classification. Structures. Calcium Carbonate Depositional Sites -- 8. Limestones: Mineralogy and Diagenesis. Calcium Carbonate Equilibria. Crystal Chemistry.
• Diagenesis. Silicification -- 9. Dolostones. Field Observations. Laboratory Studies. Environments of Formation. Geochemistry of Dolomite. Dedolomitization -- 10. Evaporites. Abundance of Evaporites. Mineralogy. Distinguishing Marine From Nonmarine Evaporites. Distinguishing Primary From Secondary Features. Sedimentary Structures. Evaporite-Solution Breccias. Flowage of Salt. Laboratory Studies. Ochoan Series, Delaware Basin. Miocene Mediterranean Sea Evaporites. Devonian Duperow Formation, Williston Basin. Eocene Green River Formation, Western United States. Origin of the Giant Marine Deposits -- 11. Cherts. Field Observations. Bedded Cherts at Plate Margins. Cherts in Saline, Alkaline Lakes. Laboratory Studies. Chemical Considerations. Jurassic Bedded Chert, North Apennines, Italy -- 12. Iron-Rich Rocks. Banded Iron Formations. Iron Formations and Gaseous Oxygen in the Precambrian. Ironstones -- 13. Phosphorites. Field Observations. Laboratory Observations. Chemical Considerations.
• Ancient Phosphorites. Modern Phosphorites -- 14. Paleogeothermometry. Modern Geothermal Gradients. Vitrinite Reflectance. Conodont Color Alteration. Spore and Pollen Color Alteration. Other Fossils as Paleotemperature Indicators. Inorganic Paleotemperature Indicators -- 15. The Development of a Research Project. Background Information. The Source of Ideas. The Choice of a Project. The Art of Observation. Search of the Literature. Sampling Procedures. Accuracy and Precision. The Interpretation of Data -- 16. Common Laboratory Methods. Historical Perspective. Laboratory Procedures.

ISBN

0716722739

LCCN

^^^91024385^

OCLC

24066273

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library