
Sedimentary Rocks and Aquifers
New Insights
IntechOpen (Publisher)
Published on 8. November 2023
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-80355-393-1 (ISBN)
Description
Sedimentary rocks are created by the deposition or accumulation of material, organic particles, or minerals in bodies of water and formed at the Earth¿s surface. Sedimentation is the name given to the formation of these rocks. Limestone, dolostone, clay, sandstone, sandstone, and shale are some common sedimentary rocks formed out of the sedimentation and cementation processes that cause these particles, which can be coarse, medium, or fine-grained or stratified according to their conditions of formation. The first section of this book discusses different aspects of sedimentary rocks. Aquifers are vital resources of freshwater in many countries. However, such groundwater resources are limited, scarce, and unevenly distributed over the Earth¿s surface. The second section of this book discusses the basaltic aquifer and aquifers in South Africa.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 260 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
613 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80355-393-1 (9781803553931)
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