Sedimentary Petrography

Download or read book Sedimentary Petrography written by Albert V. Carozzi and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1993 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 192 full-color illustrations, this atlas permits virtually first-hand observations through a petrographic microscope of the most important and representative classes of sedimentary rock. Nine major sedimentary rock groups, such as sandstones, rudaceous rock, argillaceous rock, volcaniclastic rock, dolomites, siliceous rock, phosphorites, ironstones, and evaporites. An indispensable reference for professional geologists and undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in sedimentary petrology or petrography courses.