A Carbonate Sediments and Rocks Under the Microscope by Anthony Adams
More than half of the world's petroleum is found in carbonate rocks, notably in the Middle East, the former USSR, and North America. These rocks show a bewildering variety of grains and textures, due to the wealth of different fossil organisms which contribute to their sedimentation and to the many diagenetic processes which modify textures and obscure the original deposits and fabric. Careful petrographic study with a polarizing microscope is a key element for studying carbonate sediments, as a comparison to field or core logging, and as a precursor to geochemical analysis. This atlas illustrates in full color numerous features of carbonate rocks and sediments, coverage far more extensive than in any general textbook. It is designed as a practical guide for identifying grain types and textures in carbonates and will appeal alike to undergraduate and graduate students and to professionals in both research and industrial laboratories.The quality of colour illustrations is of the highest standardThe images are sharp, and the colour reproduction is excellent
—Min Mag
...it behooves even the veteran petrologist to have access to this new publication by Adams and MacKenzie.
—American Mineralogist
An immensely useful book. It is the next best thing to being lead through a collection of slides by an experienced tutor... It will appeal to geologists at every level...Unlike many books written to be kept by the microscope, it opens flat.
—Microscopy & Imaging News
Anthony E. Adams, Senior Lecturer in Geology, University of Manchester, England. W. S. MacKenzie, Emeritus Professor of Petrology, University of Manchester, England.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781874545842 |
| ISBN 10 | 1874545847 |
| Title | A Carbonate Sediments and Rocks Under the Microscope |
| Author | Anthony Adams |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Manson Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 1998-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 180 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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