Tucker, Maurice E. <br/><br/>
Sedimentary rocks in the field  a practical guide /. 

 - 4th ed. 
 - 275 p. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> Limestones --  Evaporites --  Ironstones --  Cherts --  Phosphate Deposits (Phosphorites) --  Organic-Rich Deposits --  Volcaniclastic Deposits --  Sedimentary Rock Texture --  Introduction --  Sediment Grain-Size and Sorting --  Grain Morphology --  Sediment Fabric --  Textural Maturity --  Texture of Conglomerates and Breccias --  Induration and Degree of Weathering --  Colour of Sedimentary Rocks --  Sedimentary Structures and Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits --  Introduction --  Erosional Structures --  Depositional Structures --  Depositional Structures of Limestones (Including Dolomites) --  Post-Depositional Sedimentary Structures  3.5.  3.6.  3.7.  3.8.  3.9.  3.10.  3.11.  4.  4.1.  4.2.  4.3.  4.4.  4.5.  4.6.  4.7.  4.8.  5.  5.1.  5.2.  5.3.  5.4.  5.5.  Biogenic Sedimentary Structures --  The Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits and Lateral Facies Changes --  Fossils in the Field --  Introduction --  Fossil Distribution and Occurrence --  Fossil Associations and Diversity --  Skeletal Preservation (Taphonomy) and Diagenesis --  Palaeocurrent Analysis --  Introduction --  Palaeocurrent Measurements --  Structures for Palaeocurrent Measurement --  Presentation of Results and Calculation of Vector Means --  Interpretation of the Palaeocurrent Pattern --  What Next? Facies Identification and Sequence Analysis --  Introduction --  Facies Analysis --  Facies, Facies Models and Depositional Environments --  Cycle Stratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy.  5.6.  5.7.  6.  6.1.  6.2.  6.3.  6.4.  7.  7.1.  7.2.  7.3.  7.4.  7.5.  8.  8.1.  8.2.  8.3.  8.4.  Introduction --  Tools of the Trade --  Other Tools for the Field --  Use of GPS (Global Positioning System) in Sedimentary Studies --  Safety in the Field and General Guidance for Fieldwork --  Field Techniques --  What to Look For --  The Approach --  Field Notes --  Graphic Logs --  The Logging of Cores --  Lithofacies Codes --  Collecting Specimens --  Presentation of Results --  The Way-Up of Sedimentary Strata --  Stratigraphic Practice --  Sedimentary Rock Types --  Principal Lithological Groups --  Sandstones --  Conglomerates and Breccias --  Mudrocks  Machine generated contents note:  1.  1.1.  1.2.  1.3.  1.4.  2.  2.1.  2.2.  2.3.  2.4.  2.5.  2.6.  2.7.  2.8.  2.9.  2.10.  3.  3.1.  3.2.  3.3.  3.4. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780470689165 (cloth) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Petrology--Fieldwork<br/>Sedimentary rocks