Hans-Erich Reineck, Indra B. Singh

Depositional Sedimentary Environments

With Reference to Terrigenous Clastics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

From the reviews: "...This is an extremely useful reference text for the sedimentary geologist to own. It is well produced with clear illustrations and text, and gives excellent factual information on a large number of topics."

(Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology)

"...represents a significant contribution to the literature of geoscience. It should be in the library of anyone seriously intereted in sedimentology."(Marine Geology)

"This book is still unsurpassed in providing a good, basic synthesis of modern sedimentary environments, especially the physical attributes of the deposits being formed and the processes responsible..." (Sedimentary Geology)

Produktdetails

• Springer Study Edition
• Verlag: Springer / Springer Berlin Heidelberg / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-540-10189-5
• 2nd, rev. and upd. ed. repr.
• Seitenzahl: 572
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1980
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 270mm x 193mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 1244g
• ISBN-13: 9783540101895
• ISBN-10: 3540101896
• Artikelnr.: 27574418

Inhaltsangabe

I. Primary Structures and Textures.
Depositional Environments.
Physical Parameters.
Current and Wave Ripples.
Surface Markings and Imprints.
Scour Marks.
Tool Marks.
Penecontemporaneous Deformation Structures.
Bedding.
Sediment Grain Parameters.
Chemical and Mineralogical Parameters.
Biological Parameters.
Environmental Reconstructions.
II. Modern Environments.
Importance of Sequence in Environmental Reconstruction.
Glacial Environment.
Desert Environment.
Lake Environment.
Fluvial Environment.
Estuarine Environment.
Deltaic Environment.
The Coast.
The Shelf.
Examples of Beach
Shelf Profiles from Modern Environments.
Coastal Lagoons.
Tidal Flats.
Continental Margin, Slope and Ocean Basin.
Concluding Remarks.
References.