
Depositional Sedimentary Environments
With Reference to Terrigenous Clastics
Springer (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 1980
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIX, 551 pages
978-3-540-10189-5 (ISBN)
Description
From the reviews: "...This is an extremely useful reference text for the sedimentary geologist to own. It is well produced with clear illustrations and text, and gives excellent factual information on a large number of topics."
(Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology)
"...represents a significant contribution to the literature of geoscience. It should be in the library of anyone seriously intereted in sedimentology."(Marine Geology)
"This book is still unsurpassed in providing a good, basic synthesis of modern sedimentary environments, especially the physical attributes of the deposits being formed and the processes responsible..." (Sedimentary Geology)
(Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology)
"...represents a significant contribution to the literature of geoscience. It should be in the library of anyone seriously intereted in sedimentology."(Marine Geology)
"This book is still unsurpassed in providing a good, basic synthesis of modern sedimentary environments, especially the physical attributes of the deposits being formed and the processes responsible..." (Sedimentary Geology)
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Series
Edition
Second Edition 1980
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional/practitioner
Illustrations
479 s/w Abbildungen
XIX, 551 p. 479 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 270 mm
Width: 193 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
1223 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-10189-5 (9783540101895)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-81498-3
Schweitzer Classification
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Depositional Sedimentary Environments
With Reference to Terrigenous Clastics
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H.-E. Reineck | I. B. Singh
Depositional Sedimentary Environments
With Reference to Terrigenous Clastics
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10/1981
Springer
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Content
I. Primary Structures and Textures.- Depositional Environments.- Physical Parameters.- Current and Wave Ripples.- Surface Markings and Imprints.- Scour Marks.- Tool Marks.- Penecontemporaneous Deformation Structures.- Bedding.- Sediment Grain Parameters.- Chemical and Mineralogical Parameters.- Biological Parameters.- Environmental Reconstructions.- II. Modern Environments.- Importance of Sequence in Environmental Reconstruction.- Glacial Environment.- Desert Environment.- Lake Environment.- Fluvial Environment.- Estuarine Environment.- Deltaic Environment.- The Coast.- The Shelf.- Examples of Beach-Shelf Profiles from Modern Environments.- Coastal Lagoons.- Tidal Flats.- Continental Margin, Slope and Ocean Basin.- Concluding Remarks.- References.