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Sedimentology and stratigraphy
- Title
- Sedimentology and stratigraphy / Gary Nichols.
- Author
- Nichols, Gary.
- Publication
- Oxford ; Malden, MA : Blackwell Science, 1999.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QE571 .N53 1998 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 355 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Alternative Title
- Sedimentology & stratigraphy
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-340) and index.
- Contents
- 1 Introduction: sedimentology and stratigraphy 1 -- 2 Terrigenous clastic sediments: gravel, sand and mud 10 -- 3 Biogenic, chemical and volcanogenic sediments 25 -- 4 Processes of transport and sedimentary structures 37 -- 5 Environments and facies 62 -- 6 Continents: sources of sediment and environments of deposition 76 -- 7 Glaciers and ice caps 89 -- 8 Arid continental depositional environments 96 -- 9 Rivers: the fluvial environment 111 -- 10 Lacustrine environments: fresh and saline lakes 128 -- 11 The marine realm: morphology and processes 135 -- 12 Deltas and estuaries 149 -- 13 Coastlines: beaches, barriers and lagoons 167 -- 14 Shallow seas 180 -- 15 Deep marine environments 194 -- 16 Volcanic environments 208 -- 17 Sediments into rocks: post-depositional processes 215 -- 18 Stratigraphy: concepts and lithostratigraphy 229 -- 19 Biostratigraphy 241 -- 20 Dating and correlation techniques 251 -- 21 Sequence stratigraphy and sea level changes 264 -- 22 Subsurface stratigraphy 290 -- 23 Sedimentary basins 299 -- 24 The Earth through geological time 316.
- ISBN
- 0632035781
- 9780632035786
- LCCN
- 98007562
- OCLC
- ocm39052577
- 39052577
- SCSB-539230
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library