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Carbonate rocks (limestones and dolomites) constitute a major part of the geological column and contain not only 60% of the worlda s known hydrocarbons but also host extensive mineral deposits. This book represents the first major review of carbonate sedimentology since the mid 1970a s.

Table of Contents
Preface.

Acknowledgement.

1. Carbonate Sediments and Limestones: Constituents.

2. Geological Background to Carbonate Sedimentation.

3. Modern Carbonate Environments. (Maurice Tucker).

4. Carbonate Depositional Systems I: Marine Shallow-Water and Lacustrine Carbonates.

5. Carbonate Depositional Systems II: Deeper-Water Facies of Pelagic and Resedimented Limestones.

6. Carbonate Mineralogy and Chemistry.

7. Diagenetic Processes, Products and Environments.

8. Dolomites and Dolomitization Models.

9. The Geological Record of Carbonate Rocks.

References.

Index.

Carbonate Sedimentology

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/03/1990
      ISBN13: 9780632014729, 978-0632014729
      ISBN10: 0632014725

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Carbonate rocks (limestones and dolomites) constitute a major part of the geological column and contain not only 60% of the worlda s known hydrocarbons but also host extensive mineral deposits. This book represents the first major review of carbonate sedimentology since the mid 1970a s.

      Table of Contents
      Preface.

      Acknowledgement.

      1. Carbonate Sediments and Limestones: Constituents.

      2. Geological Background to Carbonate Sedimentation.

      3. Modern Carbonate Environments. (Maurice Tucker).

      4. Carbonate Depositional Systems I: Marine Shallow-Water and Lacustrine Carbonates.

      5. Carbonate Depositional Systems II: Deeper-Water Facies of Pelagic and Resedimented Limestones.

      6. Carbonate Mineralogy and Chemistry.

      7. Diagenetic Processes, Products and Environments.

      8. Dolomites and Dolomitization Models.

      9. The Geological Record of Carbonate Rocks.

      References.

      Index.

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