num_pages: 608
description: <p><P>This concise treatment of the fundamental principles of sedimentology and stratigraphy highlights the important physical, chemical, biological, and stratigraphic characteristics of sedimentary rocks. It emphasizes the ways in which the study of sedimentary rocks is used to interpret depositional environments, changes in ancient sea level, and other intriguing aspects of Earth&rsquo;s history. <p></p> <h3>Booknews</h3> <p>Primarily for advanced undergraduates, but also suitable for graduate students, this revised and updated textbook (first edition was 1987) provides a comprehensive, in-depth treatment of the processes that form sedimentary rocks. It describes the important physical, chemical, biological, and stratigraphic characteristics of these rocks, and explores the various ways in which study of sedimentary rocks is used to interpret depositional environments, changes in ancient sea levels, and other aspects of Earth history. It also discusses recent developments in the fields of magnetostratigraphy, seismic stratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, and isotope stratigraphy. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)</p>
language: en
title: Principles of Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
publisher: Pearson