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

Tucker, Maurice E.

 
9780632029617: Sedimentary Petrology: An Introduction to the Origin of Sedimentary Rocks
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ISBN 10 : 0632029617 ISBN 13 : 9780632029617
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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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.

Revue de presse

"In this excellent new edition of the standard British universitytextbook on sedimentary petrology, the text and references tofurther reading have been thoroughly updated to reflect theenormous volume of recent research." Aslib Book Guide, November2001


"...a textbook designed for undergraduates, but it will also have awider appeal. Many will find it, as I did, a painless and pleasantway to up–date their knowledge of the origin of sedimentary rocksand the modern techniques employed in the discipline. With agrounding in basic sedimentology the enthusiast will find much inthis book of interest even without access to refined technology."Bonita Thomson, Open Universiy, Geology Today

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Éditeur
Blackwell Science Ltd
Date d'édition
1991
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0632029617
ISBN 13 
9780632029617
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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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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