TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tucker,Maurice E.
TI  - Sedimentary rocks in the field: a practical guide /
SN  - 9780470689165 (cloth)
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Hoboken
PB  - Wiley
KW  - Petrology
KW  - Fieldwork
KW  - Sedimentary rocks
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 3.5; Limestones --; 3.6; Evaporites --; 3.7; Ironstones --; 3.8; Cherts --; 3.9; Phosphate Deposits (Phosphorites) --; 3.10; Organic-Rich Deposits --; 3.11; Volcaniclastic Deposits --; 4; Sedimentary Rock Texture --; 4.1; Introduction --; 4.2; Sediment Grain-Size and Sorting --; 4.3; Grain Morphology --; 4.4; Sediment Fabric --; 4.5; Textural Maturity --; 4.6; Texture of Conglomerates and Breccias --; 4.7; Induration and Degree of Weathering --; 4.8; Colour of Sedimentary Rocks --; 5; Sedimentary Structures and Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits --; 5.1; Introduction --; 5.2; Erosional Structures --; 5.3; Depositional Structures --; 5.4; Depositional Structures of Limestones (Including Dolomites) --; 5.5; Post-Depositional Sedimentary Structures; 5.6; Biogenic Sedimentary Structures --; 5.7; The Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits and Lateral Facies Changes --; 6; Fossils in the Field --; 6.1; Introduction --; 6.2; Fossil Distribution and Occurrence --; 6.3; Fossil Associations and Diversity --; 6.4; Skeletal Preservation (Taphonomy) and Diagenesis --; 7; Palaeocurrent Analysis --; 7.1; Introduction --; 7.2; Palaeocurrent Measurements --; 7.3; Structures for Palaeocurrent Measurement --; 7.4; Presentation of Results and Calculation of Vector Means --; 7.5; Interpretation of the Palaeocurrent Pattern --; 8; What Next? Facies Identification and Sequence Analysis --; 8.1; Introduction --; 8.2; Facies Analysis --; 8.3; Facies, Facies Models and Depositional Environments --; 8.4; Cycle Stratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy; Machine generated contents note; 1; Introduction --; 1.1; Tools of the Trade --; 1.2; Other Tools for the Field --; 1.3; Use of GPS (Global Positioning System) in Sedimentary Studies --; 1.4; Safety in the Field and General Guidance for Fieldwork --; 2; Field Techniques --; 2.1; What to Look For --; 2.2; The Approach --; 2.3; Field Notes --; 2.4; Graphic Logs --; 2.5; The Logging of Cores --; 2.6; Lithofacies Codes --; 2.7; Collecting Specimens --; 2.8; Presentation of Results --; 2.9; The Way-Up of Sedimentary Strata --; 2.10; Stratigraphic Practice --; 3; Sedimentary Rock Types --; 3.1; Principal Lithological Groups --; 3.2; Sandstones --; 3.3; Conglomerates and Breccias --; 3.4; Mudrocks
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