Fundamentals of Sedimentology - Sreepat Jain

Fundamentals of Sedimentology

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Buch | Hardcover
478 Seiten
2024
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-032-30534-9 (ISBN)
137,15 inkl. MwSt
This textbook is a modern look at the key concepts of sedimentology and stratigraphy, and it is written for the undergraduate level. With lavish and abundant illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations, the book focuses on the concepts required to understand all sedimentary rocks and the processes involved in their formation.
This new textbook is a modern look at the key concepts of sedimentology. With lavish, colorful, and abundant illustrations and easy-to-understand explanations, the book focuses on the concepts required to understand physical, chemical, and biological characteristics of sedimentary rocks and the processes involved in their formation. This includes the transportation, deposition, and transformation of sediments. It also emphasizes how the understanding of sedimentary rocks can be used to interpret all continental, marginal marine, and deep-water oceanic environments. Written with undergraduate-level students in mind, it serves as a primary textbook for the new generation of students.

Features



Fully up-to-date coverage, using the latest studies in the field of sedimentology.
Includes many colorful illustrations to facilitate the understanding of key concepts.
Provides explanations that are jargon-free and easy to understand for the undergraduate-level reader.
Includes examples to interpret ancient environmental conditions in sediment source areas and depositional sites.
Written by an experienced researcher and academician who has taught the course at different universities and countries for over 20 years.

Fundamentals of Sedimentology is an excellent resource for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students studying Geology, Geomorphology, and Geography, and it serves as a great reference for entry-level researchers who work in the same fields.

Sreepat Jain is a Professor at the Department of Applied Geology, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama, Ethiopia. With over two decades of teaching and research experience, Prof. Jain holds two doctorates, one from India and the other from the United States. Prof. Jain has been awarded the “TA Excellence in Teaching” for meritorious teaching in the United States and has also received the prestigious “Prof. S. K. Singh Memorial Gold Medal” for best research paper from the Palaeontological Society of India. He has published several research articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals and has authored three books. He also serves as a reviewer for several international geoscience journals.

Section I. Basic Concepts. 1. Weathering and soils. 2. Sediment properties. 3. Sediment transport mechanisms. Section II. Sedimentary Structures and their Environment of Deposition. 4. Sedimentary structures. Section III. Composition and Classification of Sedimentary Rocks. 5. Siliciclastic sedimentary rocks. 6. Carbonate rocks. 7. Chemical/biochemical and carbonaceous sedimentary rocks. Section IVa. Depositional Systems: Continental Environments. 8. Fluvial system. 9. River system. 10. Lacustrine system. 11. Eolian system. 12. Glacial system. Section IVb. Depositional Systems: Marginal Marine Environments. 13. Deltaic system. 14. Beach and barrier-island system. 15. Estuarine system. 16. Lagoonal system. 17. Tidal-flat system. Section IVc. Depositional Systems: Siliciclastic Marine and Pelagic Environments. 18. Shelf environment. 19. Oceanic (deep-water) environment. Section IVd. Depositional Systems: Carbonate Shelf Environments. 20. Carbonate depositional environment. 21. Organic reef environment.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 23.12.2024
Zusatzinfo 16 Tables, black and white; 257 Line drawings, color; 15 Line drawings, black and white; 14 Halftones, color; 3 Halftones, black and white; 271 Illustrations, color; 18 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geografie / Kartografie
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Geologie
Technik Bauwesen
Technik Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10 1-032-30534-7 / 1032305347
ISBN-13 978-1-032-30534-9 / 9781032305349
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