Mud and Mudstones
Introduction and Overview
Authors: Potter, Paul E., Maynard, J. B., Depetris, Pedro J.
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Mud and mudstone, the most abundant of all sediments and sedimentary rocks, are relevant to many different human activities and disciplines and thus have a widely scattered literature. Our book provides the first elementary overview of mud and mudstone written for a broad spectrum of professionals, teachers and students in geology, petroleum geology and engineering, urban planning and development, paleontology and paleoecology, and architecture and archaeology. Mud and mudstone provide the foundations to master all their aspects and prepares you to dig deeply into the many fascinating questions of their origin, relationships to earth history and practical uses. Key topics include the production of mud, its transport, the important role of bottom oxygen, sites of deposition, burial, provenance, mudstones in basins and an overview of practical uses followed by an appendix and extended glossary.
- Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Overview
Pages 1-6
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Production of Mud and Silt
Pages 7-22
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Transport and Deposition
Pages 23-53
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Role of Oxygen
Pages 55-74
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Muddy Depositional Systems
Pages 75-126
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Mud and Mudstones
- Book Subtitle
- Introduction and Overview
- Authors
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- Paul E. Potter
- J. B. Maynard
- Pedro J. Depetris
- Copyright
- 2005
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Copyright Holder
- Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-540-27082-9
- DOI
- 10.1007/b138571
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-540-22157-9
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-642-06058-8
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XI, 297
- Number of Illustrations
- 201 b/w illustrations
- Topics
