Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
Comprehensive textbook on all aspects of sedimentology and stratigraphic principles
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy introduces the reader to the subjects and provides tools for the interpretation of sediments and sedimentary rocks, covering the processes of formation, transport, and deposition of sediment and applying them to develop conceptual models for the full range of sedimentary environments, from deserts to deep seas and reefs to rivers. Different approaches to using stratigraphic principles to date and correlate strata are also considered to provide a comprehensive overview of all aspects of sedimentology and stratigraphy.
The 3rd edition has been thoroughly revised and updated. The book is now divided into five sections, and the chapters on different depositional settings now provide distinct sections on modern processes and sedimentary rocks. The new edition also features a new set of diagrams and photographs in full colour.
Key concepts introduced in Sedimentology and Stratigraphy include:
* The importance of changes in plant and animal life through time and the effects on characteristics of both marine and continental sedimentary environments
* The distinction between modern environments and what is preserved in the sedimentary record
* The role of changing climate, tectonic events and sediment supply in determining the characteristics of deposits in the stratigraphic record
Written by a highly qualified author with abundant experience in the field, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy serves as a highly accessible resource for students of geology and related subjects who seek to understand the formation, characteristics, and importance of sedimentary rocks.
Inhoudsopgave
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Companion Website
Part A Sedimentary materials, processes and products
1 Introduction to sedimentology and stratigraphy
2 Clastic sediments: gravel, sand and mud
3 Biogenic, chemical and volcanogenic sediments
4 Processes of transport and sedimentary structures
5 Field sedimentology, facies and environments
Part B Continental Environments
6 Continental environments and sources of sediment
7 Glacial environments
8 Aeolian environments
9 Rivers and alluvial fans
10 Lakes
11 Volcanic rocks and sediments
Part C Marine Environments
12 The marine realm: morphology and processes
13 Deltas
14 Clastic coasts and estuaries
15 Shallow sandy seas
16 Shallow marine carbonate and evaporite environments
17 Deep marine environments
Part D Post-depositional processes
18 Soft sediment deformation
19 Diagenesis
Part E Stratigraphy
20 Stratigraphy: concepts and lithostratigraphy
21 Biostratigraphy
22 Dating and correlation techniques
23 Subsurface stratigraphy and sedimentology
24 Sequence stratigraphy and sea level changes
25 Sedimentary basins
References
Index
Over de auteur
Gary Nichols has taught sedimentology and stratigraphy at universities in the UK and Norway. His research interests in the analysis of facies and sedimentary basins have taken him to every continent, providing experience of a wide range of sedimentary rock types of different ages in a variety of depositional settings. He currently designs training programmes for geoscientists working in the energy industry.
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