Chemostratigraphy: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications

by Mu Ramkumar

Overview

Chemostratigraphy: Concepts, Techniques, and Applications is the first collection of contributed articles that introduces young geoscientists to the discipline while providing seasoned practitioners with a standard reference that showcases the topic’s most recent research and application developments. This multi-contributed reference on one of the youngest and most dynamic branches of the geosciences includes articles from some of the world’s leading researchers. This book is a one-stop source of chemostratigraphy theory and application, helping geoscientists navigate through the wealth of new research that has emerged in recent years.

• Edited by one of the world’s foremost chemostratigraphy experts
• Features contributed articles from a broad base of topics including stratigraphic correlation, hydrocarbon exploration, reservoir characterization, and paleo-climatic interpretation
• Includes a range of application-based case studies addressing spatio-temporal scales for practical, field-specific concepts

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780124199828
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	02/17/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	538
File size:	26 MB
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About the Author

Dr. Mu. Ramkumar obtained his B.Sc. and Ph.D. from National College, Bharathidasan University, masters in geology from Annamalai University. His research interests range from Recent–Paleozoic depositional systems and integrated sequence–chemostratigraphy, and basin evolution. He has published about 100 articles author of 5 books (Cretaceous Sea Level Cycles, Marine Paleobiodiversity, Habitat Heterogeneity, Chemostratigraphy, River Basin etc.) and editor of 6 books published/in press by Elsevier, Springer, Wiley etc. He is a member of National Working Group on IGCP-609 Cretaceous Sea Level Cycles. He worked as research team leader and member in national international labs in India, Germany, Malaysia, France. He was the recipient of the prestigious Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship, Visiting Scientist (thrice), Germany, Visiting Professor (France), Young Scientist (twice), Government of India, and was included in the Marquee's Who's Who directory (USA) for 5 consecutive years. He was nominated for the prestigious Merh Award (Geological Society of India) for his work on Geomorphology. He serves as a member in review and editorial panels of about two dozen international geological journals.

Table of Contents

1: Geochemical systems 2: Spatio-temporal scales 3: Fundamental concepts and developmental stages 4: Chemostratigraphic sequences5: Tectonic influence on stratigraphic variations 6: Provenance and geochemical variability7: Relative sea-level changes 8: Climatic cycles and stratigraphic variations 9: Biogeochemical cycles 10: Major and trace elemental compositional variability11: REE chemostratigraphy12: Isotopic chemostratigraphy13: Mineralogy considerations14: Case studies: Stratigraphic correlation15: Case studies: Palaeoclimatic modeling16: Case studies: Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir characterization17: Case studies: Statistical characterization of chemozones18: Other case studies

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Introduces readers to the history and development of chemostratigraphy through a broad yet balanced blend of state-of-the-art research articles, applications, case studies, and an overview of future trends in the field