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Sedimentary Geology: Rocks, Environments and Stratigraphy

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Sedimentary Geology: Rocks, Environments and Stratigraphy

An undergraduate-level textbook that covers the fundamentals of sedimentology, depositional environments and stratigraphy. We provide a modest amount of text that focuses on essential concepts and support it with hundreds of color photographs, illustrations, and videos. Captions accompanying the visual components highlight the major points but allow for more detailed discussions and questions.

Geosciences
Author
Michael Rygel and Page Quinton
Publisher
SUNY Potsdam
Source
LibreTexts
License
CC BY-SA
Language
EN
Category
Basic Sciences
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Contents· 71 sections
  1. 01: Introduction
  2. 02: Sediment Creation and Transport
  3. 2.01: Weathering
  4. 2.02: Fluid Mechanics
  5. 2.03: Fluid-Flow Transport
  6. 2.04: Gravity Mass Movements
  7. 03: Describing Sediment and Sedimentary Rocks
  8. 3.01: Grain Size
  9. 3.02: Particle Morphology
  10. 3.03: Composition
  11. 3.04: Maturity
  12. 3.05: Color
  13. 04: Sedimentary Structures
  14. 4.01: Stratification
  15. 4.02: Structures Formed by Unidirectional Currents
  16. 4.03: Structures Formed by Bidirectional Oscillatory and or Fluctuating Flows
  17. 4.04: Erosional and Post-Depositional Structures
  18. 05: Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rocks
  19. 5.01: Sandstones
  20. 5.02: Conglomerates and Breccias
  21. 5.03: Mudrocks
  22. 5.04: Diamictites Pebbly Sandstones and Outsized Clasts
  23. 06: Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks
  24. 6.01: Composition
  25. 6.02: Carbonate Precipitation
  26. 6.03: Carbonate Components and Classification
  27. 07: Chemical Biochemical and Other Sedimentary Rocks
  28. 7.01: Evaporites
  29. 7.02: Siliceous Sedimentary Rocks
  30. 7.03: Organic-Rich Sedimentary Rocks
  31. 08: Diagenesis
  32. 8.01: Diagenetic Processes
  33. 8.02: Diagenetic Structures
  34. 09: Fossils
  35. 9.01: Types of Fossils
  36. 9.02: Types of Preservation
  37. 9.03: Describing Fossils
  38. 9.04: Major Fossil-Forming Groups (Invertebrates)
  39. 9.05: Microfossils
  40. 9.06: Trace Fossils
  41. 9.07: Fossils in Thin Section
  42. 10: Depositional Environments
  43. 10.01: Alluvial Systems
  44. 10.02: Deserts
  45. 10.03: Clastic Marginal Marine Environments
  46. 10.04: Clastic Marine Environments
  47. 10.05: Carbonate Environments
  48. 10.06: Glacial Environments
  49. 11: Sea Level
  50. 11.01: Transgressions and Regressions
  51. 11.02: Sea Level Terminology
  52. 12: Stratigraphy
  53. 12.01: Review of unconformities and other types of contacts
  54. 12.02: Lithostratigraphy
  55. 12.03: Biostratigraphy
  56. 12.04: Sequence Stratigraphy
  57. 12.05: Seismic Stratigraphy
  58. 13: Sedimentary Basins
  59. 13.01: Review of Plate Tectonics
  60. 13.02: Basins Formed by Crustal Extension and or Thermal Sag
  61. 13.03: Basins Caused by Crustal Loading and or Flexure
  62. 13.04: Basins Caused by Strike-Slip Faulting
  63. 14: Appendices
  64. 14.01: Mineral Identification Tables
  65. 14.02: Rock Identification Charts
  66. 14.03: Wentworth Grain Size Scale
  67. 14.04: Sieve Terminology
  68. 14.05: Geologic Sketches
  69. 14.06: Foundational Concepts of Historical Geology
  70. 14.07: Review of the geologic time scale
  71. 14.08: Book Content Mapped to ASBOG's Domain C - Sedimentology Stratigraphy and Paleontology