Sedimentary Petrology An Introduction to the Origin of Sedimentary Rocks 3rd Edition by Maurice Tucker 0632057351 978-0632057351

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ISBN 10: 0632057351

ISBN 13: 978-0632057351

Author: Maurice E. Tucker

The earlier editions of this book have been used by successive generations of students for more than 20 years, and it is the standard text on the subject in most British universities and many others throughout the world.

The study of sediments and sedimentary rocks continues to be a core topic in the Earth Sciences and this book aims to provide a concise account of their composition, mineralogy, textures, structures, diagenesis and depositional environments.

This latest edition is noteworthy for the inclusion of 16 plates with 54 colour photomicrographs of sedimentary rocks in thin-section. These bring sediments to life and show their beauty and colorful appearance down the microscope; they will aid the student enormously in laboratory petrographic work. The text has been revised where necessary and the reference and further reading lists brought up-to-date. New tables have been included to help undergraduates with rock and thin-section description and interpretation.

• New 16-page colour section will mean students do not need to buy Longman Atlas
• All illustrations redrawn to higher standard
• Complete revision of text – new material on sedimentary geochemistry, etc

Table of contents:

1 Introduction: basic concepts and methodology
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Basic concepts
1.3 Methodology

2 Siliciclastic sediments I: sandstones, conglomerates and breccias
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Sediment texture
2.3 Sedimentary structures
2.4 Palaeocurrent analysis
2.5 Detrital components of siliciclastic sediments
2.6 Classification of siliciclastic sediments
2.7 Petrography and origin of principal sandstone types
2.8 Sandstone composition, provenance and tectonic setting
2.9 Sandstone diagenesis
2.10 Porosity and permeability
2.11 Depositional environments of sandstones and coarser clastics

3 Siliciclastic sediments II: mudrocks
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Textures and structures of mudrocks
3.3 The colour of mudrocks
3.4 Mineral constituents of mudrocks
3.5 The formation and distribution of clay minerals in modern sediments
3.6 Diagenesis of clay minerals and mudrocks
3.7 Mudrocks and their depositional environments

4 Limestones
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Mineralogy of carbonate sediments
4.3 Components of limestones
4.4 Classification of limestones
4.5 Limestone grain size and texture
4.6 Sedimentary structures of limestones
4.7 Carbonate diagenesis
4.8 Dolomitization, dedolomitization and silicification
4.9 Porosity in carbonate sediments
4.10 Carbonate depositional environments and facies

5 Evaporites
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Gypsum and anhydrite
5.3 Halite
5.4 Other evaporite minerals and their occurrence
5.5 Evaporite dissolution and replacement
5.6 Evaporite sequences and discussion

6 Sedimentary iron deposits
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Source and transportation of iron
6.3 The formation of the principal iron minerals
6.4 Occurrence and petrography of the iron minerals
6.5 Precambrian iron-formations and Phanerozoic ironstones
6.6 Bog iron ores
6.7 Ferromanganese nodules and crusts, and metalliferous sediments

7 Sedimentary phosphate deposits
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Mineralogy
7.3 Nodular and bedded phosphorites
7.4 Bioclastic and pebble-bed phosphorites
7.5 Guano and ocean-island phosphorites

8 Coal, oil shale and petroleum
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Modern organic deposits
8.3 Ancient organic deposits
8.4 Coals and the coal series
8.5 Coal petrology
8.6 Coal formation and rank
8.7 Occurrence of coal
8.8 Oil shales
8.9 Formation of kerogen
8.10 Petroleum

9 Cherts and siliceous sediments
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Chert petrology
9.3 Bedded cherts
9.4 Nodular cherts
9.5 Non-marine siliceous sediments and cherts

10 Volcaniclastic sediments
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Autoclastic deposits
10.3 Pyroclastic-fall deposits
10.4 Pyroclastic-flow and -surge deposits
10.5 Hydroclastites: hyaloclastites and hyalotuffs
10.6 Epiclastic volcanogenic deposits
10.7 Diagenesis of volcaniclastic sediments

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