Sedimentary rocks in the field / Maurice E. Tucker.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-228) and index.

Tools of the Trade -- Use of GPS in Sedimentary Studies -- Safety in the Field and General Guidance for Fieldwork -- Field Techniques -- What to Look for -- Field Notes -- Graphic Logs -- The Logging of Cores -- Lithofacies Codes -- Collecting Specimens -- Presentation of Results -- The Way-Up of Sedimentary Strata -- Stratigraphic Practice -- Sedimentary Rock Types -- Principal Lithological Groups -- Sandstones -- Conglomerates and Breccias -- Mudrocks -- Limestones -- Evaporites -- Ironstones -- Cherts -- Sedimentary Phosphate Deposits (Phosphorites) -- Organic-Rich Deposits -- Volcaniclastic Deposits -- Sedimentary Rock Texture -- Sediment Grain Size and Sorting -- Grain Morphology -- Sediment Fabric -- Textural Maturity -- Texture of Conglomerates and Breccias -- Induration and Degree of Weathering -- Colour of Sedimentary Rocks -- Sedimentary Structures and Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits -- Erosional Structures -- Depositional Structures -- Depositional Structures of Limestones (Including Dolomites) -- Post-Depositional Sedimentary Structures -- Biogenic Sedimentary Structures -- Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits and Lateral Facies Changes -- Fossils in the Field -- Fossil Distribution and Preservation -- Fossil Associations and Diversity -- Skeletal Diagenesis -- Palaeocurrent Analysis -- Palaeocurrent Measurements -- Structures for Palaeocurrent Measurement -- Presentation of Results and Calculation of Vector Means -- Interpretation of the Palaeocurrent Pattern -- What Next? Facies Analysis, Cycles and Sequences.

"This book will be of use to 2nd/3rd year undergraduates in areas of sedimentology, stratigraphy, field mapping and training. It is an ideal supplementary text for professional geologists, physical geographers, engineering geologists and civil engineers."--Jacket.