Applied sedimentology

There are three types of rock-igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary. Sedimentary rocks form from the weathering, erosion, transportation and deposition of older rocks. Applied Sedimentologydescribes the formation, transportation and deposition of sediment, and the post-depositional processes that change soft sediment into sedimentary rock. Sedimentary rocks include sandstones, limestones and mudstones. All the world's coal, most of its water and fossil fuels, and many mineral deposits occur in sedimentary rocks. Applied Sedimentologyshows how the study of sediments aids the exploration for and exploitation of natural resources, including water, ores and hydrocarbons. * Completely revised edition, Like its precursor, it describes sediments from sand grains to sedimentary basins, Features up-to date account and critique of sequence and cyclostratigraphy * Extensively illustrated with photos and remotely sensed sea bed images describing sedimentary processes, products and depositional systems, Color plates illustrate sediment textures, lithologies, pore types, diagenetic textures, and carbonate and clastic sequence stratigraphic models * Emphasises the applications of sedimentology to the exploration for and exploitation of natural resources, including water, ores and hydrocarbons * Extensive references and up-to-date bibliography for further study

Includes bibliographical references and index

Front Cover; Applied Sedimentology; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 Introduction and Historical Review; 1.2 Sedimentology and the Earth Sciences; 1.3 Applied Sedimentology; Selected Bibliography; References; Part I: Rock to Sediment; Chapter 2. Weathering and the Sedimentary Cycle; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Sedimentary Cycle; 2.3 Weathering; Selected Bibliography; References; Chapter 3. Particles, Pores, and Permeability; 3.1 Physical Properties of Particles; 3.2 Porosity and Permeability; Selected Bibliography; References; Part II: Sediment Sedimented.

Chapter 4. Transportation and Sedimentation4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Aqueous Processes; 4.3 Eolian Processes; 4.4 Glacial Processes; 4.5 Gravitational Processes; Selected Bibliography; References; Chapter 5. Sedimentary Structures; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Biogenic Sedimentary Structures; 5.3 Primary Inorganic Sedimentary Structures; 5.4 Paleocurrent Analysis; Selected Bibliography; References; Chapter 6. Depositional Systems; 6.1 Sedimentary Environments; 6.2 Sedimentary Facies; 6.3 Sedimentary Models; 6.4 Sedimentary Models, Increments, and Cycles; Selected Bibliography; References.

Part III: Sediment t…