Lacustrine facies analysis
By: edited by P. Anadon, Ll. Cabrera and K. Kelts.
Contributors: Anadon, P.; Cabrera, Ll.; Kelts, K. R.
Series: Special publication no. 13 of the International Association of Sedimentologists; Special publication ... of the International Association of Sedimentologists ;; no. 13
Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications
Published: 1991
Place of publication: Oxford; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
Subjects: Lake sediments.; Sedimentology.; Facies (Geology)
Other titles: Lacustrine facies analysis.
Description: Lake basins provide a fascinating insight into palaeoenvironments on a regional scale, and into the interactions between biospheric, geospheric,hydropheric and atmospheric elements. This book provides an up-to-date picture of knowledge of lacustrine facies and illustrates, as a central theme, the interplay of climate changes and regional tectonics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.