Sedimentary Petrology: An Introduction to the Origin of Sedimentary Rocks - Couverture rigide

Tucker, Maurice E.

 
9780632029594: Sedimentary Petrology: An Introduction to the Origin of Sedimentary Rocks
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ISBN 10 : 0632029595 ISBN 13 : 9780632029594
Editeur : Blackwell Science Ltd, 1991

Synopsis

The first edition of this text is the recommended text in most British Universities, has been widely adopted in North America, has been translated into at least four other languages (including Chinese), and is the Open University set text for the course on basin analysis (5338). It has been and will remain the book of choice for second year undergraduate students in geology with sales of the first edition totalling some 15,000. This new edition has been updated and expanded (by some 35%) to take in the new advances and developments in soft-rock geology since publication of the first edition in 1981. The number of figures and photographs has been considerably increased and the new edition will be produced in the more modern double-column format. Over half of the text for this new edition has been rewritten and the sections on depositional environments have been expanded thus making the text more comprehensive. The very topical area of sequence stratigraphy is introduced, and a new section on sandstone provenance and plate tectonics has been introduced, an aspect of sandstone petrology which has been developed in the 1980s.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The earlier editions of this book have been used by successivegenerations of students for more than 20 years, and it is thestandard text on the subject in most British universities and manyothers throughout the world.

The study of sediments and sedimentary rocks continues to be acore topic in the Earth Sciences and this book aims to provide aconcise account of their composition, mineralogy, textures,structures, diagenesis and depositional environments.

This latest edition is noteworthy for the inclusion of 16 plateswith 54 colour photomicrographs of sedimentary rocks inthin–section. These bring sediments to life and show their beautyand colorful appearance down the microscope; they will aid thestudent enormously in laboratory petrographic work. The text hasbeen revised where necessary and the reference and further readinglists brought up–to–date. New tables have been included to helpundergraduates with rock and thin–section description andinterpretation.

  • New 16–page colour section will mean students do not need tobuy Longman Atlas
  • All illustrations redrawn to higher standard
  • Complete revision of text – new material on sedimentarygeochemistry, etc

Quatrième de couverture

The first edition of this text is the recommended text in most British Universities, has been widely adopted in North America, has been translated into at least four other languages (including Chinese), and is the Open University set text for the course on basin analysis (5338). It has been and will remain the book of choice for second year undergraduate students in geology with sales of the first edition totalling some 15,000. This new edition has been updated and expanded (by some 35%) to take in the new advances and developments in soft–rock geology since publication of the first edition in 1981. The number of figures and photographs has been considerably increased and the new edition will be produced in the more modern double–column format. Over half of the text for this new edition has been rewritten and the sections on depositional environments have been expanded thus making the text more comprehensive. The very topical area of sequence stratigraphy is introduced, and a new section on sandstone provenance and plate tectonics has been introduced, an aspect of sandstone petrology which has been developed in the 1980s.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Blackwell Science Ltd
Date d'édition
1991
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0632029595
ISBN 13 
9780632029594
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
268
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780632057351: Sedimentary Petrology: An Introduction to the Origin of Sedimentary Rocks

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0632057351 ISBN 13 :  9780632057351
Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2001
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