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Sedimentary Organic Matter

Organic facies and palynofacies

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  1. Richard V. Tyson

    1. Fossil Fuels and Environmental Geochemistry (Postgraduate Institute), University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

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Table of contents (25 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Introduction: The Importance of Sedimentary Organic Matter

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    Pages 1-6

  3. The Nature of Organic Matter in Sediments

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    Pages 7-28

  4. Production and Delivery Flux of Planktonic Organic Matter

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    Pages 29-47

  5. Biological Degradation and Consumption of Organic Matter

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    Pages 49-80

  6. Abundance of Organic Matter in Sediments: TOC, Hydrodynamic Equivalence, Dilution and Flux Effects

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    Pages 81-118

  7. Organic Matter Preservation: The Effects of Oxygen Deficiency

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    Pages 119-149

  8. Origin and Nature of the Phytoclast Group

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    Pages 151-167

  9. Origin and Nature of the Amorphous Group

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    Pages 169-180

  10. Origin and Nature of the Palynomorph Group, Phytoplankton Subgroup

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    Pages 181-201

  11. Origin and Nature of the Zoomorph Subgroup, and the Origin, Nature and Distribution of the Zooclast Group

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    Pages 203-212

  12. Distribution of the Phytoclast Group

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    Pages 213-248

  13. Distribution of the Amorphous Group

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    Pages 249-259

  14. Distribution of the Palynomorph Group: Sporomorph Subgroup

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    Pages 261-284

  15. Distribution of the Palynomorph Group: Phytoplankton Subgroup, Marine Dinoflagellate Cysts (Dinocysts)

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    Pages 285-298

  16. Distribution of the Palynomorph Group: Phytoplankton Subgroup, Marine Prasinophyte Phycomata

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    Pages 299-308

  17. Distribution of the Palynomorph Group: Phytoplankton Subgroup, Chlorococcale Algae

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    Pages 309-317

  18. Distribution of the Palynomorph Group: Phytoplankton Subgroup, Acritarcha

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    Pages 319-326

  19. Distribution of the Palynomorph Group: Phytoplankton Subgroup, Cyanobacteria and Rhodophyta

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    Pages 327-334

  20. Distribution of the Palynomorph Subgroup: Zoomorph Subgroup

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    Pages 335-340
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About this book

A sound understanding of the global carbon cycle requires an appreciation of the various physico-chemical and biological processes that determine the production, distribution, deposition and diagenesis of organic matter in the natural environment. This book is a comprehensive interdisciplinary synthesis of this information, coupled with an organic facies approach based on data from both microscopy and bulk organic geochemistry.

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...'Encyclopedic'...As the author states in the preface, this work aims to fulfil the need for a synthesis of our current state of knowledge regarding 'the origin, early diagenesis, character, distribution and bulk geochemical composition of sedimentary organic matter' The aim has been acheived admirably...a timely addition for all those involved in the fields of palynological, sedimentological and environmental analyses and hydrocarbon exploration, and should successfully appeal to a wider audience of geological and environmental scientists, especially incoming research students. Sedimentary Organic Matter is surely destined to become a standard reference text for many years to come - Geoscientistn; ...certainly worth purchasing... - Geological Magazine

Authors and Affiliations

  • Fossil Fuels and Environmental Geochemistry (Postgraduate Institute), University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

    Richard V. Tyson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sedimentary Organic Matter

  • Book Subtitle: Organic facies and palynofacies

  • Authors: Richard V. Tyson

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0739-6

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: R. V. Tyson 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-412-36350-4Published: 31 December 1994

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4318-2Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0739-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 615

  • Topics: Environmental Science and Engineering, Geochemistry, Physical Chemistry, Sedimentology

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