Basics of Physical Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
Author | : William J. Fritz |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 1988 |
ISBN-10 | : 047163767X |
ISBN-13 | : 9780471637677 |
Rating | : 4/5 (7X Downloads) |
Book excerpt: This concise volume offers one of the few modern treatments of stratigraphy and sedimentology, featuring the use of the stratigraphic code and an analysis of the history of geology in the development of stratigraphic principles. It covers important processes that form sedimentary rocks, explains the interpretation of rock sequences from outcrop scale to regional stratigraphic packages, and synthesizes rock and sedimentary structure classification schemes. The basic tools for interpreting sedimentary structures are presented using a process-approach to physical sedimentology, and reveals stratigraphic relationships not found in other texts.