Depositional Sedimentary Environments With Reference to Terrigenous Clastics
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1980, 1980
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 1980 |
| Series: | Springer Study Edition
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 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