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| Preface to the third edition | |
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| Preface to the second edition | |
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| Preface to the first edition | |
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| Introduction: basic concepts and methodology | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic concepts | |
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| Methodology | |
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| Siliciclastic sediments I: sandstones, conglomerates and breccias | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Sediment texture | |
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| Sedimentary structures | |
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| Palaeocurrent analysis | |
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| Detrital components of siliciclastic sediments | |
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| Classification of siliciclastic sediments | |
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| Petrography and origin of principal sandstone types | |
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| Sandstone composition, provenance and tectonic setting | |
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| Sandstone diagenesis | |
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| Porosity and permeability | |
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| Depositional environments of sandstones and coarser clastics | |
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| Siliciclastic sediments II: mudrocks | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Textures and structures of mudrocks | |
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| The colour of mudrocks | |
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| Mineral constituents of mudrocks | |
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| The formation and distribution of clay minerals in modern sediments | |
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| Diagenesis of clay minerals and mudrocks | |
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| Mudrocks and their depositional environments | |
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| Limestones | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Mineralogy of carbonate sediments | |
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| Components of limestones | |
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| Classification of limestones | |
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| Limestone grain size and texture | |
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| Sedimentary structures of limestones | |
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| Carbonate diagenesis | |
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| Dolomitization, dedolomitization and silicification | |
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| Porosity in carbonate sediments | |
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| Carbonate depositional environments and facies | |
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| Evaporites | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Gypsum and anhydrite | |
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| Halite | |
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| Other evaporite minerals and their occurrence | |
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| Evaporite dissolution and replacement | |
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| Evaporite sequences and discussion | |
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| Sedimentary iron deposits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Source and transportation of iron | |
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| The formation of the principal iron minerals | |
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| Occurrence and petrography of the iron minerals | |
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| Precambrian iron-formations and Phanerozoic ironstones | |
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| Bog iron ores | |
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| Ferromanganese nodules and crusts, and metalliferous sediments | |
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| Sedimentary phosphate deposits | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Mineralogy | |
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| Nodular and bedded phosphorites | |
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| Bioclastic and pebble-bed phosphorites | |
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| Guano and ocean-island phosphorites | |
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| Coal, oil shale and petroleum | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Modern organic deposits | |
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| Ancient organic deposits | |
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| Coals and the coal series | |
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| Coal petrology | |
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| Coal formation and rank | |
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| Occurrence of coal | |
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| Oil shales | |
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| Formation of kerogen | |
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| Petroleum | |
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| Cherts and siliceous sediments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Chert petrology | |
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| Bedded cherts | |
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| Nodular cherts | |
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| Non-marine siliceous sediments and cherts | |
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| Volcaniclastic sediments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Autoclastic deposits | |
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| Pyroclastic-fall deposits | |
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| Pyroclastic-flow and -surge deposits | |
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| Hydroclastites: hyaloclastites and hyalotuffs | |
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| Epiclastic volcanogenic deposits | |
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| Diagenesis of volcaniclastic sediments | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |