This textbook is a modern look at the key concepts of sedimentology and stratigraphy, and it is written for the undergraduate level. With lavish and abundant illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations, the book focuses on the concepts required to understand all sedimentary rocks and the processes involved in their formation.
This textbook is a modern look at the key concepts of sedimentology and stratigraphy, and it is written for the undergraduate level. With lavish and abundant illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations, the book focuses on the concepts required to understand all sedimentary rocks and the processes involved in their formation.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Sreepat Jain is a Professor at the Department of Applied Geology, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia. With over two decades of teaching and research experience, Prof. Jain holds two doctorates, one from India and the other from the United States. Prof. Jain has been awarded the "TA Excellence in Teaching" for meritorious teaching in the United States and has also received the prestigious "Prof. S. K. Singh Memorial Gold Medal" for best research paper from the Palaeontological Society of India. He has published several research articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals and has authored three books. He also serves as a reviewer for several international geoscience journals.
Inhaltsangabe
Section I. Basic Concepts. 1. Weathering and soils. 2. Sediment properties. 3. Sediment transport mechanisms. Section II. Sedimentary Structures and their Environment of Deposition. 4. Sedimentary structures. Section III. Composition and Classification of Sedimentary Rocks. 5. Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. 6. Carbonate rocks. 7. Chemical/biochemical and barbonaceous sedimentary rocks. Section IV. Depositional Systems Continental. 8. Fluvial system. 9. River system (Continental Environments). 10. Lacustrine system. 11. Eolian desert system. 12. Glaciers. Section IV - Part I: Marginal-Marine Environments. 13. Deltaic systems. 14. Beach and barrier island systems. 15. Estuarine systems. 16. Lagoonal systems. 17. Tidal-flat systems. Section IV - Part II: Siliciclastic Marine and Pelagic. 18. Shelf environment. 19. Oceanic (deep-water) environment. Section IV - Part III: Carbonate Shelf Environments. 20. Carbonate depositional environments. 21. Organic reef environments.
