Sedimentary Basins

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-X

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2. Types of Sedimentary Basins

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Basin Classification and Depositional Environments (Overview)

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      Pages 3-16

3. Depositional Systems and Facies Models

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17

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   2. Continental Sediments

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      Pages 19-93

   3. Coastal and Shallow Sea Sediments (Including Carbonates)

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      Pages 94-160

   4. Sediments of Adjacent Seas and Estuaries

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      Pages 161-176

   5. Oceanic Sediments

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      Pages 177-232

   6. Special Depositional Environments and Sediments

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      Pages 233-270

   7. Depositional Rhythms and Cyclic Sequences

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      Pages 271-310

4. Subsidence, Denudation, Flux Rates and Sediment Budget

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 311-311

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   2. Subsidence

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      Pages 313-344

   3. Denudation: Solute Transport and Flux Rates of Terrigenous Material

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      Pages 345-384

   4. Sedimentation Rates and Organic Matter in Various Depositional Environments

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      Pages 385-408

   5. The Interplay Between Sediment Supply, Subsidence, and Basin Fill

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      Pages 409-426

5. Basin Evolution

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 427-427

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   2. Basin Evolution and Sediments

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      Pages 429-506

6. Diagenesis and Fluid Flow

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 507-507

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   2. Mechanical and Chemical Diagenesis

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      Pages 509-556

   3. Hydrocarbons and Coal

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      Pages 557-575

The modern geological sciences are characterized by extraordinarily rapid progress, as well as by the development and application of numerous new and refined methods,most of them handling an enormous amount of data available from all the continents and oceans. Given this state of affairs, it seams inevitable that many students and professionals tend to become experts in relatively narrow fields and there­ by are in danger of losing a broad view of current knowledge. The abun­ dance of new books and symposium volumes testifies to this trend toward specialization. However, many geologic processes are complex and result from the interaction of many, seemingly unrelated, individual factors. This signifies that we still need generalists who have the broad overview and are able to evaluate the great variety of factors and processes controlling a geologic system, such as a sedimentary basin. In addition, this also means that cooperation with other disciplines in the natural sciences and engi­ neering is increasingly important. Modern text books providing this broad overview of the earth sciences are rare. Some are written by several authors together to make sure that all topics are treated properly. When individual authors write a book, they run the risk of creating a text that is less balanced, because they cannot avoid indulging their own preferences for specific topics and field examples. However, this disadvantage can be compensated for by the fact that just one author can produce a more concise and uniform text and include ap­ propriate cross references.

• Ocean
• Sediment
• geoscience
• sedimentary basin
• mineral resources

"The book is tightly written with a considerable wealth of data and a very extensive set of references. An excellent sourcebook and major resource for studies in sedimentology and stratigraphy. Undergraduate; graduate; faculty; professional." Choice

• Geologisches Institut, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany

  Gerhard Einsele

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