Autorentext

Bruce K. Levell is a Visiting Professor at the University of Oxford, UK, after having worked for Royal Dutch Shell for 35 years in various roles, including Chief Scientist Geology and Vice President Emerging Technologies.

Klappentext

The new edition of this well-known classic text again delivers an objective, model-independent view of the different ways in which rocks can be described and interpreted, using facies analysis through an understanding of sedimentary process. Throughout, this fourth edition includes recent work on the dynamics of stratigraphy, especially with respect to understanding extreme events and climate and sea-level change, new information and illustration of resulting 3D geometries, for example from seismic and ground-penetrating radar, new illustrations, including time lapse satellite and seismic imagery, as well as a summary of current research directions.

The main part of the book includes specific chapters for each important depositional environment, from terrestrial to coastal and deep sea settings, with the unifying element of process and facies models. Each chapter can be used independently, as it provides a stand-alone discussion of how a particular sedimentary environment can be reconstructed from a facies analysis of a rock succession, a core, or in some cases, a seismic section or a vertical petrophysical log profile.

Three new chapters have been included: 'The Application of Biogenic Sedimentary Structures to Facies Analysis' addresses the effect of biota on sedimentation, and the interpretation of evidence of biological activity such as burrowing and microbial life; 'Pelagic Environments' discusses Milankovitch cyclicity and time series records of climate change, as well as what can and cannot be learned about the evolution of the oceans; 'Extra-terrestrial Sedimentology' summarizes what is known about the sedimentology and sedimentary facies of Mars, the moons of Jupiter, the Moon and other solar system bodies. These additions are in line with a broader approach to Earth Systems Science and reflect the current developments in the field.

Inhalt

1. Introduction
   Bruce Levell

   2. Physical Facies Analysis
      Howard Johnson, Mike Mayall, and John Reijmer

   3. The Application of Biogenic Sedimentary Structures to Facies Analysis
      James MacEachern, Murray Gingras, and Kerrie Bann

   4. The Stratigraphic Record: Preservation, Facies Successions, and Depositional Sequences
      Bruce Levell and Frans van Buchem

   5. Alluvial Sediments
      Martin Gibling, Allesandro Ielpi, Massimiliano Ghinassi, and Louis Buatois

   6. Lake Environments
      Chenglin Gong, Shunli Li, Ronald J Steel, Xinghe Yu, Louis Buatois, and Xiaomin Zhu

   7. Aeolian environments
      Nigel Mountney, Grace Cosgrove, and Luca Colombera

   8. Sand-rich Coasts and Shallow Clastic Seas
      Daniel Collins and Gary Hampson

   9. Fine-grained Coastal and Shallow Marine Sediments
      Bruce Levell and Guy Plint

   10. Marine Evaporite Systems
       Stephen Lokier and Marcello Natalicchio

   11. Marine carbonates
       Frans van Buchem, John Reijmer, and Emmanuelle Vennin

   12. Deep-water Detrital Systems
       Dave Hodgson, Ian Kane, Chris Jackson, and Elda Miramontes-Garcia

   13. Pelagic Environments
       Stuart Robinson

   14. Glacial Landsystems
       Bethan Davies, Clare Boston, and Dan Le Heron

   15. Extra-terrestrial Sedimentology
       Mathieu Lapotre, Lauren Edgar, and Sanjeev Gupta

   Index