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Applied sedimentology

Applied sedimentology

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Autor: Selley, Richard C..
ISBN: 978-0-12-636375-3.
Editorial: Academic Press
Características: 2000, 480 Págs., 2000, Inglés, Rústica.
Precio orientativo: ,00 euros (IVA incluido).
Materia: Geologia/ciencias de la tierra.
Sub-materia: Sedimentologia/estratigrafia.



Sinopsis de Applied sedimentology

This is a completely revised edition of the bestselling Applied Sedimentology, first published in 1988. Like its precursor, it describes sediments from sand grains to sedimentary basins. Part 1, Rock to Sediment, introduces the concept of the sedimentary cycle, describes weathering and soil formation, and the fundamental physical properties of a sediment: texture, porosity and permeability. Part 2, Sediment Sedimented, begins by describing the transportation and deposition of sediment, and the resultant sedimentary structures. Part 3, Sediment to Rock, opens by describing how pressure, temperature and fluid processes control petroleum and ore formation. The last chapter describes the different types of sedimentary basin, their origins, depositional fill, and the evolution of their fluids. The book emphasises the applications of sedimentology to the exploration for and exploitation of natural resources, including water, ore...


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