Sedimentary Petrology: An Introduction to the Origin of Sedimentary Rocks

by Maurice E. Tucker

Book Overview

The earlier editions of this book have been used by successive generations of students for more than 20 years, and it is the standard text on the subject in most British universities and many others throughout the world. The study of sediments and sedimentary rocks continues to be a core topic in the Earth Sciences and this book aims to provide a concise account of their composition, mineralogy, textures, structures, diagenesis and depositional environments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0632057351
• ISBN13: 9780632057351
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.7"