Principles of Stratigraphy

Michael E. Brookfield

340 pages, parution le 19/12/2003

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Résumé

Principles of Stratigraphy reaffirms the vital importance of stratigraphy to the earth sciences, and introduces the undergraduate to its key elements in a lively and interesting fashion.

In Part I the author outlines key concepts including the foundations of sedimentology and sedimentary environments. Part II elucidates the basic principles of stratigraphic analysis, while Part III shows how stratigraphy is used in understanding sedimentary basin evolution, the interplay between tectonics and sedimentation, paleoenvironmental reconstruction, paleoclimatology, and the geologic history of other planets. There is also a chapter devoted to "problem" periods in earth history, where both the strengths and limitations of stratigraphic methods are illustrated.

L'auteur - Michael E. Brookfield

Michael E. Brookfield has taught stratigraphy, paleobiology, and sedimentology at Guelph University for 30 years. His main research interest is in integrated analyses of sedimentary basins based on field studies. He has worked on western Canadian and Central Asian erogenic belts, recent and ancient glacial and desert deposits, and ancient limestones and their paleocommunities.

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Basics
- Weathering
- Sediments and Sedimentary rocks
- Major environmental complexes and their recognition
Tracing Environments In Space And Time
- The vertical dimension
- The horizontal dimension
- The time dimension
- Basin analysis
- Stratigraphic sytems
Interpreting Geologic History
- Tectonics
- Sea-level changes
- Climate
- Biology
- Stratigraphic problem times and places
- Extraterrestrial stratigraphy
Appendix 1: Imperial/metric conversions
Appendix 2: Figure legends
Appendix 3: Geologic time-scale

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Éditeur(s)	Blackwell
Auteur(s)	Michael E. Brookfield
Parution	19/12/2003
Nb. de pages	340
Format	19 x 24,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	693g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781405111645
ISBN13	978-1-4051-1164-5