A Color Atlas of Carbonate Sediments and Rocks Under the

A Color Atlas of Carbonate Sediments and Rocks Under the Microscope

More than half of the worldâ‚¬s petroleum is found in carbonate rocks â‚¬" for example, in the Middle East, the former USSR and in North America. These rocks show a bewildering diversity of grains and textures, due in part to the wealth of different fossil organisms that have contributed to carbonate sedimentation, and in part to a wide variety of diagenetic processes that can radically modify textures and obscure the depositional fabric. Careful petrographic study with a polarising microscope is a key element of any study of carbonate sediments â‚¬" as a companion to field or core logging and as a necessary precursor to geochemical analysis. This atlas, which illustrates in full color a range of features not attempted in any general textbook, is designed as a laboratory manual to keep beside the microscope, and as an aid to identifying grain types and textures in carbonates. It will appeal alike to under-graduate and graduate students and to professionals in teaching institutions, research laboratories and industry. A Color Atlas of Rocks and Minerals in Thin Section â‚¬" W. S. MacKenzie and A. E. Adams
Country USA
Brand Wiley
Manufacturer Wiley
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ItemPartNumber 9780470237496
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EANs 9780470237496
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A Color Atlas of Carbonate Sediments and Rocks Under the Microscope