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PREFACE
Part II, Sediment Sedimented, takes the story a stage further. Chapters 4 and 5 describe sedimentary processes and sedimentary structures, respectively. Chapter 6 outlines the major depositional systems and discusses how their products may serve as petroleum reservoirs and hosts for ore bodies.
Part III, Sediment to Rock, completes the cycle. Chapter 7 describes the subsurface
environment within which sediment is turned into rock. Chapter 8 describes clays, sands,
and gravels and details their diagenesis and porosity evolution. Chapter 9 does the same
for the chemical rocks, describing the mineralogy, composition, and diagenesis of carbonates, evaporites, sedimentary ironstones, coal, phosphates, and chert.
The book concludes with a chapter on sedimentary basins. This describes the mechanics of basin formation, the various types and their sedimentary fill, and their petroleum
and mineral potential. It also describes the evolution of basin fluids through time.
Applied Sedimentology is written principally for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students of earth science and engineering. I also hope, however, that it may prove
useful to more mature readers who explore and exploit the sedimentary rocks for fossil fuels and mineral deposits.
Richard C. Selley
PREFACE
Part II, Sediment Sedimented, takes the story a stage further. Chapters 4 and 5 describe sedimentary processes and sedimentary structures, respectively. Chapter 6 outlines the major depositional systems and discusses how their products may serve as petroleum reservoirs and hosts for ore bodies.
Part III, Sediment to Rock, completes the cycle. Chapter 7 describes the subsurface
environment within which sediment is turned into rock. Chapter 8 describes clays, sands,
and gravels and details their diagenesis and porosity evolution. Chapter 9 does the same
for the chemical rocks, describing the mineralogy, composition, and diagenesis of carbonates, evaporites, sedimentary ironstones, coal, phosphates, and chert.
The book concludes with a chapter on sedimentary basins. This describes the mechanics of basin formation, the various types and their sedimentary fill, and their petroleum
and mineral potential. It also describes the evolution of basin fluids through time.
Applied Sedimentology is written principally for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students of earth science and engineering. I also hope, however, that it may prove
useful to more mature readers who explore and exploit the sedimentary rocks for fossil fuels and mineral deposits.
Richard C. Selley