Sedimentary Geology
Third Edition| ©2014 Donald R. Prothero; Fred Schwab
ISBN:9781429231558
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Written for a first course in sedimentary geology or sedimentary rocks and stratigraphy (with only an introductory geology/physical geology course as a prerequisite), Prothero and Schwab shows students how sedimentary strata serves geologists as a continuous record of Earths history. The authors conversational style, and focus on the important concepts make the book highly accessible to an undergraduate audience.
Features
Each chapter covers general principles without getting bogged down with excessive details. This allows students to develop a solid base level of understanding of core concepts.Balanced Approach
This book covers two principal fields of sedimentary geology—sedimentary petrology (properties of sedimentary rocks, their classification and nomenclature) and stratigraphy (defines and describes natural bodies of rock). Coverage is deliberately weighted in favor of the varieties of sedimentary rocks such as conglomerate, sandstone, mudrock, limestone, and dolostone that make up 99% of the sedimentary rock column.Accessible
Prothero and Schwab communicate at a level that helps undergraduates grasp the core concepts of stratigraphy without bogging down in extra detail.
New to This Edition
Updated CoverageThe new edition is revised throughout with the latest research, especially in the areas of petroleum geology and chemostratigraphy New Topics
The new edition introduces students to a number of emerging topics, including:
—glacial sedimentation
—the role of meteorite impacts on sedimentation
—the long-term secular greenhouse and icehouse states of our evolving planet
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Sedimentary Geology
Third Edition| ©2014
Donald R. Prothero; Fred Schwab
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Sedimentary Geology
Third Edition| 2014
Donald R. Prothero; Fred Schwab
Table of Contents
1. Sedimentary Rocks: An Introduction
2. Weathering and Soils
3. Clastic Transport and Fluid Flow
4. Sedimentary Structures
II. Siliciclastic Sediments and Environments
5. Sandstones and Conglomerates
6. Mudrocks
7. Siliciclastic Diagenesis
8. Terrestrial Sedimentary Environments
9. Coastal Environments
10. Clastic Marine and Pelagic Environments
III. Biogenic, Chemical, and Other Nonsiliciclastic Sedimentary Rocks
11. Carbonate Rocks
12. Carbonate Environments
13. Other Biogenic Sedimentary Rocks
14. Chemical and Nonepiclastic Sedimentary Rocks
IV. Stratigraphy
15. Lithostratigraphy
16. Biostratigraphy
17. Geophysical and Chemostratigraphic Correlation
18. Geochronology and Chronostratigraphy
19. Sedimentary Rocks in Space and Time
Appendixes
A North American Stratigraphic Code (1983)
B Geologic Time Scales
Glossary
Bibliography
Index
Authors
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Donald R. Prothero
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Fred Schwab
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Sedimentary Geology
Third Edition| 2014
Donald R. Prothero; Fred Schwab
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