Clay Sedimentology

by Herve Chamley

Overview

Clay Sedimentology is a comprehensive textbook divided into six parts: - clay minerals and weathering - clay sedimentation on land - origin and behaviour of clay minerals and associated minerals in transitional environments (estuaries, deltas) and shallow-sea environments - diverse origins of clay in the marine environment - post-sedimentary processes intervening during early and late diagenesis - use of clay stratigraphic data for the reconstruction of past climate, marine circulation, tectonics, and other paleogeographical aspects. A basic idea on most topics dealing with sedimentary clays is presented and controversial data and uncertainties from the frontiers of knowledge are discussed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783642859182
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	04/27/2013
Edition description:	1989
Pages:	623
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.05(d)

Table of Contents

I Clay Minerals and Weathering.- 1 Clay Minerals.- 2 Clay Formation through Weathering.- II Clay Sedimentation on Land.- 3 Deserts, Glaciers, Rivers.- 4 Lacustrine Clay Sedimentation.- III From Land to Sea.- 5 Estuaries and Deltas.- 6 Clay Sorting and Settling in the Ocean.- 7 Aeolian Input.- 8 Terrigenous Supply in the Ocean.- IV Clay Genesis in the Sea.- 9 Alkaline, Evaporative Environment.- 10 Ferriferous Clay Granules and Facies.- 11 Organic Environment.- 12 Metalliferous Clay in Deep Sea.- 13 Hydrothermal Environment.- V Clay Diagenesis.- 14 Early Processes.- 15 Depth of Burial.- 16 Tectonic, Lithologic and Hydrothermal Constraints.- VI Clay Stratigraphy and Paleoenvironment.- 17 Paleoclimate Expression.- 18 Paleocirculation and Tectonics.- 19 Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction.- 20 Clay and Geodynamics.- References.

Editorial Reviews

A comprehensive textbook which presents the basic ideas on most topics connected with sedimentary clays. Controversial data and uncertainties from the frontiers of knowledge are discussed. Sixty pages of references. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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