| Description |
1 online resource (x, 86 pages) : color illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Contents |
What is sedimentology? -- Sediment to sedimentary rock -- Sedimentary structures -- The sedimentary environment -- Fossils and sediments -- The riches from sedimentary rocks. |
| Summary |
This book covers all of the rudimentary aspects of sedimentology, including different types of sedimentary rocks, sedimentary structures, and environments of deposition of sediments. The application of sedimentology in the search for hydrocarbons and other valuable economic resources is explained. Written for students, amateur enthusiasts, and professional geologists, the book provides a succinct and accessible introduction to the science of sedimentology. It is generously illustrated with many explanatory line diagrams and color photographs. Technical terms are kept to a minimum throughout the book, but a glossary of terms is provided. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 86). |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Sedimentology.
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Sedimentology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jones, S.J. (Stuart J.). Introducing sedimentology 9781780460178 (OCoLC)903425429 |
| ISBN |
9781780465319 (electronic book) |
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1780465319 (electronic book) |
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9781680158274 (electronic book) |
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1680158279 (electronic book) |
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9781780460178 |
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1780460171 |
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9781780465326 (kindle) |
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