Sedimentary Rocks in the Field

Name: Sedimentary Rocks in the Field
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ISBN: 9780471962151

ISBN-10: 0471962155

ISBN-13: 9780471962151

Edition: 2nd 1996

Authors: Maurice E. Tucker

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Sedimentary rocks are widely distributed at the Earth2s surface and their accurate description is essential for the interpretation of depositional environments and palaeo-geography. Sedimentary Rocks in the Field describes how these rocks may be observed, recorded and mapped, and has been written at a level suitable for undergraduate students of geology. It provides comprehensive coverage of basic field techniques required to study sedimentary rocks, followed by an illustrated account of sedimentary rock types, textures and structures, as well as outlining particular aspects of sedimentary rocks including palaeocurrents and fossils. Since much fieldwork is unsupervised, care has been taken…

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List price: $50.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/19/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 162
Size: 4.65" wide x 7.05" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Introduction



Tools of the Trade



Other Tools for the Field



Use of GPS 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



Limestones



Evaporites



Ironstones



Cherts



Sedimentary 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



Biogenic Sedimentary Structures



Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits and Lateral Facies Changes



Fossils in the Field



Introduction



Fossil Distribution and Preservation



Fossil Associations and Diversity



Skeletal 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 Analysis, Cycles and Sequences



Introduction



Facies Analysis



Facies Models and Depositional Environments



Cycle Stratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy


References and Further Reading


Index