Author : Paul E. Potter
Release : 2005-08-02
Genre : Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 825/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Mud and Mudstones by : Paul E. Potter
Download or read book Mud and Mudstones written by Paul E. Potter. This book was released on 2005-08-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear writing and analysis of the broad spectrum of processes that produce shale are coupled with well-captioned 150 illustrations, 40 tables, boxed technical details, glossary and appendices. Recounts the step-by-step evolution and stages of shal, enabling readers to master the basics and to dig yet deeper into their origin, practical implications and relationship to earth history. Background information appears in appendices (Clay Mineralogy, Isotopes, Petrology, etc.); technicial details in high-lighted boxes, and definitions of 300+ terms in the Glossary.