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Informationen zum Autor Maurice Edwin Tucker is a leading British sedimentologist, specialising in the field of carbonate sedimentology, more commonly known as limestones. From 1993 to 2011 he held the position of Professor of Geological Sciences at the University of Durham, and from 1998 to 2011 was Master of University College, Durham. V. Paul Wright is the author of Carbonate Sedimentology, published by Wiley. Klappentext This major review of carbonate sedimentology works from the basic aspects of limestone recognition and classification through to an appreciation of the most recent developments such as large scale facies modelling and isotope geochemistry. Zusammenfassung Carbonate rocks (limestones and dolomites) constitute a major part of the geological column and contain not only 60% of the worlda s known hydrocarbons but also host extensive mineral deposits. This book represents the first major review of carbonate sedimentology since the mid 1970a s. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Acknowledgement. 1. Carbonate Sediments and Limestones: Constituents. 2. Geological Background to Carbonate Sedimentation. 3. Modern Carbonate Environments. (Maurice Tucker). 4. Carbonate Depositional Systems I: Marine Shallow-Water and Lacustrine Carbonates. 5. Carbonate Depositional Systems II: Deeper-Water Facies of Pelagic and Resedimented Limestones. 6. Carbonate Mineralogy and Chemistry. 7. Diagenetic Processes, Products and Environments. 8. Dolomites and Dolomitization Models. 9. The Geological Record of Carbonate Rocks. References. Index.
