This textbook provides an overview of the origin and preservationof carbonate sedimentary rocks. The focus is on limestones anddolostones and the sediments from which they are derived. Theapproach is general and universal and draws heavily on fundamentaldiscoveries, arresting interpretations, and keystone syntheses thathave been developed over the last five decades. The book isdesigned as a teaching tool for upper level undergraduate classes,a fundamental reference for graduate and research students, and ascholarly source of information for practicing professionals whoseexpertise lies outside this specialty. The approach is rigorous,with every chapter being designed as a separate lecture on aspecific topic that is encased within a larger scheme. Thetext is profusely illustrated with all colour diagrams and imagesof rocks, subsurface cores, thin sections, modern sediments, andunderwater seascapes.
- ISBN: 978-1-118-65273-2
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 496
- Fecha Publicación: 22/05/2015
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés