Sedimentary petrology

Book · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1982

OSTI ID:6513375

Blatt, H

This is an introductory book to sedimentary petrology and covers the origin, occurrence, mineral composition and texture of sedimentary rocks. The description and interpretation of sedimentary structures, environments and facies are briefly discussed. Chapters cover: the occurrence of sedimentary rocks, formation of sediment, mudrock, conglomerates and sandstones, limestones dolomites, evaporites, cherts, iron-rich, rocks, phosphorites, coal, development of research project and the practice of sedimentary petrology. One chapter has been abstracted separately.

• OSTI ID: 6513375
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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58 GEOSCIENCES
01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
SEDIMENTARY ROCKS
PETROLOGY
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHERT
COAL
CONGLOMERATES
DEPOSITION
DIAGENESIS
DOLOMITE
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
GEOLOGIC STRUCTURES
IRON
LEADING ABSTRACT
LIMESTONE
MINERALS
ORIGIN
PHOSPHORITES
SANDSTONES
SILT
STRATIGRAPHY
TEXTURE
ABSTRACTS
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
CALCIUM CARBONATES
CALCIUM COMPOUNDS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CARBONATE MINERALS
CARBONATE ROCKS
CARBONATES
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGY
MAGNESIUM CARBONATES
MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS
MATERIALS
METALS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHATE ROCKS
ROCKS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
580100* - Geology & Hydrology- (-1989)
010600 - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Properties & Composition
011000 - Coal
Lignite
& Peat- Reserves
Geology
& Exploration