Overview

This concise treatment of the fundamental principles of sedimentology and stratigraphy highlights the important physical, chemical, biological, and stratigraphic characteristics of sedimentary rocks. It emphasizes the ways in which the study of sedimentary rocks is used to interpret depositional environments, changes in ancient sea level, and other intriguing aspects of Earth’s history.

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Author:   Sam Boggs, Jr.
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   5th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 1.00cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 1.00cm
Weight:   1.300kg
ISBN:  

9780321643186

ISBN 10:   0321643186
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   23 February 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By:   9781292021287
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1.    Weathering and Soils 2.    Transport and Deposition of Siliciclastic Sediment 3.    Sedimentary Textures 4.    Sedimentary Structures 5.    Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rocks 6.    Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks 7.    Other Chemical/Biochemical and Carbonaceous Sedimentary Rocks 8.    Continental (Terrestrial) Environments 9.    Marginal-Marine Environments 10.    Siliciclastic Marine Environments 11.    Carbonate and Evaporite Environments 12.    Lithostratigraphy 13.    Seismic, Sequence, and Magnetic Stratigraphy 14.    Biostratigraphy 15.    Chronostratigraphy and Geologic Time 16.    Basin Analysis, Tectonics, and Sedimentation

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Sam Boggs received his B.S. degree from the University of Kentucky in 1956 and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Colorado in 1964.  He worked as a petroleum exploration geologist (1956-61) and a research geologist  (1964-65) before coming to the University of Oregon in 1965.   He is currently professor emeritus at the University.  He also held one-year appointments at the University of Tokyo and National Taiwan University, and a six-month appointment at Argonne National Laboratory, University of Chicago. In addition, he worked intermittently (summers) as a research geologist for the U. S. Geological Survey.  He has published numerous articles in professional journals as well as four books, including two textbooks in several editions each.  His publications cover a wide variety of scientific disciplines: oceanography, sedimentology, stratigraphy, sedimentary petrology, cathodoluminescence imaging, and backscattered electron microscopy.  

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