Books in Sedimentology

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Diagenesis in Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Volume 2

1st Edition
Volume 25B
September 23, 2010
G. Larsen + 1 more
English
eBook
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Desert sedimentary environments

1st Edition
Volume 14
January 15, 2010
K.W. Glennie
English
eBook
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Carbonates in Continental Settings

1st Edition
Volume 62
October 20, 2009
A.M. Alonso-Zarza + 1 more
English
Hardback
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eBook
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This book provides an up-to-date compilation of the latest research on the petrography, facies, paleonvironmental significance and economic aspects of continental carbonates. The overall organization of the book first emphasizes the descriptive aspects and processes operating on carbonate deposits in greatly varied settings, and then considers applications for basin analysis, as well as economic and historical aspects. This volume will be a valuable tool for graduate and postgraduate students as well as for experienced researchers. The first part (volume 61 in this series) will deal with the facies, environments, and processes of carbonates in continental settings.

Carbonates in Continental Settings

1st Edition
Volume 61
October 5, 2009
A.M. Alonso-Zarza + 1 more
English
Hardback
9 7 8 0 4 4 4 5 3 0 2 5 7
eBook
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This book provides an up-to-date compilation of the latest research on the petrography, facies, paleonvironmental significance and economic aspects of continental carbonates. The overall organization of the book first emphasizes the descriptive aspects and processes operating on carbonate deposits in greatly varied settings, and then considers applications for basin analysis, as well as economic and historical aspects. This volume will be a valuable tool for graduate and postgraduate students as well as for experienced researchers. The second part (volume 62 in this series) will deal with the geochemistry, diagenesis and applications of carbonates in continental settings.

Cohesive Sediments in Open Channels

1st Edition
March 23, 2009
Emmanuel Partheniades
English
Hardback
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eBook
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Approx.384 pages

Contourites

1st Edition
Volume 60
November 25, 2008
M. Rebesco + 1 more
English
eBook
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Contourites are sediments deposited or substantially reworked by bottom currents. The study of contourites is crucial for several fields of fundamental and applied research: paleoclimatology and paleo-oceanography, since these fairly continuous and relatively high-resolution sediments hold the key for priceless information on the variability in circulation patter, current velocity, oceanographic history and basin interconnectivity; hydrocarbon exploration, since accumulation of source rocks may be favored by weak bottom currents, whereas "clean" deep-sea sands may be formed by robust flows; and slope stability, since low-permeability fine-grained contourites facilitate the formation of overpressurized gliding planes when fresh contourites with a high pore-water content becomes rapidly loaded, or when their rigid biosiliceous microfabric collapses due to diagenetic conditions. Despite its significance, this group of sediments is poorly known by the majority of non-specialists. Notwithstanding the growing interest and the intensified research in contourites, a textbook that might also serve as a reference book on contourites was missing until now. This book addresses all aspects of the knowledge in the field of contourites and provides an authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the subject. It also can serve as a standard reference work for non-specialists, and in particular postgraduate students, university teachers and lecturers, researchers and professionals who are seeking an authoritative source of information about contourites.

The Sedimentary Basins of the United States and Canada

1st Edition
Volume 5
November 11, 2008
Andrew Miall
English
eBook
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In recent years there have been rapid strides in our understanding of plate-tectonic processes, many developments in methods of basin analysis, and the accumulation of much new surface and subsurface geological and geophysical data. Projects such as COCORP (in the United States) and Lithoprobe (in Canada) have provided essential insights into the deep crustal structure of the continent. Synthesis of all the available information about North America’s geological regions has not been attempted systematically since the “Decade of North American Geology” project undertaken by the Geological Society of America and the Geological Survey of Canada nearly twenty years ago. The book commences with a summary of the Phanerozoic geological history of the United States and Canada, illustrated with a suite of new paleogeographic maps, and tying in each of the subsequent regional chapters by the inclusion of numerous cross-references. This followed by a set of fifteen regional syntheses of the principal tectonic regions of the United States and Canada, focusing on the stratigraphic and tectonic history of the major sedimentary basins. Most of these chapters have been contributed by specialists, drawing on their own research, and providing interpretive summaries of a type not previously attempted.

Global Sedimentology of the Ocean

1st Edition
Volume 3
September 17, 2008
Christian M. Robert
English
eBook
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A great deal of information has been gained during the past 20 years about the deep ocean. This book synthesizes new information in marine sedimentology, applying concepts to case studies, and integrating the information in a context of plate tectonics, global circulation, and sedimentary processes. The potential of sediment series as archives of past environments is highlighted.

The Great Sand Sea in Egypt

1st Edition
Volume 59
May 27, 2008
H. Besler
English
eBook
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The Great Sand Sea in Egypt presents the history of one of the large sand seas in the Sahara, beginning with the sand supply by fluvial transport from partly distant areas and also by local sandstone weathering. It also details sand as carrier of information and shows the possibilities of sedimentary analysis in dealing with such a topic. Simple measurements may supply important information (e.g. salinity measurements). Well known methods can be developed further to answer special questions. A wealth of information can be drawn from especially adapted sedimentological investigations. In the end, bits of information from different analytical sources can be put together to reveal the history of a large sand sea.

Sediment and Ecohydraulics

1st Edition
Volume 9
November 28, 2007
Tetsuya Kusuda + 3 more
English
eBook
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Sediments and Ecohyraulics is comprised of papers submitted to the 6th International Conference on Cohesive Sediments (INTERCOH 2005) held in Saga, Japan, September 2005. The papers are divided into two major categories. The first is basic processes, including erosion, settling, flocculation, and consolidation. The second major catagory is application of the understanding of cohesive sediments to address specific issues, including waterway and part management, fluid mud behavior, and contaminiated sediment management.

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Books in Sedimentology

Diagenesis in Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, Volume 2

Desert sedimentary environments

Carbonates in Continental Settings

Carbonates in Continental Settings

Cohesive Sediments in Open Channels

Contourites

The Sedimentary Basins of the United States and Canada

Global Sedimentology of the Ocean

The Great Sand Sea in Egypt

Sediment and Ecohydraulics