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Petrology of sedimentary rocks / Sam Boggs, Jr.
- Title
- Petrology of sedimentary rocks / Sam Boggs, Jr.
- Author
- Boggs, Sam.
- Publication
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QE471 .B6818 2009 | Off-site |
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- Description
- x, 600 p. : ill.; 26 cm.
- Summary
- "This textbook is designed for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in sedimentary petrology. It is also a key reference for researchers and professional petroleum geoscientists wanting to develop an understanding of the petrologic characteristics of sedimentary rocks and their geological significance."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Sedimentary rocks
- Note
- Previous ed.: Caldwell, N.J.: Blackburn, 2003.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Origin, classification, and occurrence of sedimentary rocks -- Sedimentary textures -- Sedimentary structures -- Sandstones -- Conglomerates -- Mudstones and shales -- Provenance of siliciclastic sedimentary rocks -- Diagenesis of sandstones and shales -- Limestones -- Dolomites -- Diagenesis of carbonate rocks -- Evaporites, cherts, iron-rich sedimentary rocks, and phosphorites -- Carbonaceous sedimentary rocks.
- ISBN
- 9780521897167 (cased)
- 0521897165 (cased)
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library