Evaporites:Sediments, Resources and Hydrocarbons

Comprehensive discussion of the role of evaporites in hydrocarbon generation and trapping

Excellent introduction in the field

Inhalt
Interpreting evaporite texture.- Depositional chemistry and hydrology.- Sabkhas, saline mudflats and pans.- Subaqueous salts: salinas and perennial lakes.- Ancient basins and stratigraphic evolution.- Salt tectonics.- Karst, breccia, nodules and cement: Pointers to vanished evaporites.- Burial hydrology and chemistry.- Halotolerant life in feast or famine (a source of hydrocarbons and a fixer of metals).- Oil and gas associations.- Evaporites as exploited mineral resources.- Solution mining and cavern use.