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.
| Author: Herve Chamley |
| Publisher: Springer |
| Publication Date: Aug 23, 2014 |
| Number of Pages: 623 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 3642859186 |
| ISBN-13: 9783642859182 |
