Sedimentary Petrology: An Introduction to the Origin of Sedimentary Rocks - Brossura

Tucker, Maurice E.

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ISBN 10: 0632057351 ISBN 13: 9780632057351

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2001

Riassunto

The earlier editions of this book have been used by successive generations of students for more than 20 years, and it is the standard text on the subject in most British universities and many others throughout the world.

The study of sediments and sedimentary rocks continues to be a core topic in the Earth Sciences and this book aims to provide a concise account of their composition, mineralogy, textures, structures, diagenesis and depositional environments.

This latest edition is noteworthy for the inclusion of 16 plates with 54 colour photomicrographs of sedimentary rocks in thin-section. These bring sediments to life and show their beauty and colorful appearance down the microscope; they will aid the student enormously in laboratory petrographic work. The text has been revised where necessary and the reference and further reading lists brought up-to-date. New tables have been included to help undergraduates with rock and thin-section description and interpretation.

• New 16-page colour section will mean students do not need to buy Longman Atlas
• All illustrations redrawn to higher standard
• Complete revision of text - new material on sedimentary geochemistry, etc

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Recensione:

"In this excellent new edition of the standard British universitytextbook on sedimentary petrology, the text and references tofurther reading have been thoroughly updated to reflect theenormous volume of recent research." Aslib Book Guide, November2001

"...a textbook designed for undergraduates, but it will also have awider appeal. Many will find it, as I did, a painless and pleasantway to up–date their knowledge of the origin of sedimentary rocksand the modern techniques employed in the discipline. With agrounding in basic sedimentology the enthusiast will find much inthis book of interest even without access to refined technology."Bonita Thomson, Open Universiy, Geology Today

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Book by Tucker M E

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• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0632057351
• ISBN 13: 9780632057351
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 262