Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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1.2 Other Tools for the Field |
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1.3 Use of GPS (Global Positioning System) in Sedimentary Studies |
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1.4 Safety in the Field and General Guidance for Fieldwork |
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13 | (6) |
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2.8 Presentation of Results |
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2.9 The Way-Up of Sedimentary Strata |
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24 | (2) |
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2.10 Stratigraphic Practice |
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3.1 Principal Lithological Groups |
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3.3 Conglomerates and Breccias |
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3.9 Phosphate Deposits (Phosphorites) |
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3.10 Organic-Rich Deposits |
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3.11 Volcaniclastic Deposits |
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4 Sedimentary Rock Texture |
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4.2 Sediment Grain-Size and Sorting |
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4.6 Texture of Conglomerates and Breccias |
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4.7 Induration and Degree of Weathering |
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4.8 Colour of Sedimentary Rocks |
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5 Sedimentary Structures and Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits |
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5.3 Depositional Structures |
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5.4 Depositional Structures of Limestones (Including Dolomites) |
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5.5 Post-Depositional Sedimentary Structures |
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5.6 Biogenic Sedimentary Structures |
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5.7 The Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits and Lateral Facies Changes |
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6.2 Fossil Distribution and Occurrence |
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6.3 Fossil Associations and Diversity |
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6.4 Skeletal Preservation (Taphonomy) and Diagenesis |
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7.2 Palaeocurrent Measurements |
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7.3 Structures for Palaeocurrent Measurement |
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7.4 Presentation of Results and Calculation of Vector Means |
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220 | (2) |
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7.5 Interpretation of the Palaeocurrent Pattern |
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222 | (3) |
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8 What Next? Facies Identification and Sequence Analysis |
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8.3 Facies, Facies Models and Depositional Environments |
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227 | (1) |
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8.4 Cycle Stratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy |
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Recommended Reading |
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Index |
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