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Applied Sedimentology

  • 2 Edición - 24 de abril de 2000
  • Última edición
  • Autor: Richard C. Selley
  • Idioma: Inglés

There are three types of rock—igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. Sedimentary rocks form from the weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition of older rocks. Applied Se… Leer más

Descripción

There are three types of rock—igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. Sedimentary rocks form from the weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition of older rocks. Applied Sedimentology describes the formation, transportation and deposition of sediment, and the post-depositional processes that change soft sediment into sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rocks include sandstones, limestones and mudstones. All the world's coal, most of its water and fossil fuels, and many mineral deposits occur in sedimentary rocks. Applied Sedimentology shows how the study of sediments aids the exploration for and exploitation of natural resources, including water, ores and hydrocarbons.

Puntos claves

* Completely revised edition; Like its precursor, it describes sediments from sand grains to sedimentary basins; Features up-to date account and critique of sequence and cyclostratigraphy * Extensively illustrated with photos and remotely sensed sea bed images describing sedimentary processes, products and depositional systems; Color plates illustrate sediment textures, lithologies, pore types, diagenetic textures, and carbonate and clastic sequence stratigraphic models* Emphasises the applications of sedimentology to the exploration for and exploitation of natural resources, including water, ores and hydrocarbons* Extensive references and up-to-date bibliography for further study

De interès para

Senior undergraduate and postgraduate students in geology and environmental geology; oil company geologists and reservoir engineers and mining companies.

Índice

Preface. Introduction. Rock to Sediment: Weathering and the Sedimentary Cycle. Particles, Pores, and Permeability. Sediment Sedimented: Transportation and Sedimentation. Sedimentary Structures. Depositional Systems. Sediment to Rock: The Subsurface Environment. Allochthonous Sediments. Authochthonous Sediments. Sedimentary Basins. Subject Index. About the Author.

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 2
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 24 de mayo de 2000
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el autor

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Richard C. Selley

Richard C. Selley has spent most of his career at Imperial College, apart from several years working for oil companies in Libya, Greenland and the North Sea. He was a member of Conoco's exploration team that found the Lyell, Murchison and Hutton fields. Selley has provided consultancy and CPD services in Australia, Bahrain, Belize, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Holland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Jamaica, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, Libya, New Zealand, Norway, the North Sea, Sao Tomé and Principé, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, the U.A.E., Uganda, the U.S.A., Vietnam and the former Yugoslavia. He holds an Hon DSc from Kingston University and is an Honorary Member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain.
Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor Emeritus, Imperial College London, UK

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