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Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks

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Named "Outstanding Academic Title" by Choice

This encyclopedia, which constitutes a wide ranging and authoritative collection of academic articles, covers the sedimentological aspects of sediments and sedimentary rocks. As such it provides a comprehensive, one-volume reference work for students and faculty in universities, and for professionals in geology and allied disciplines (geography, engineering, environmental studies), as well as informed lay readers.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter

A

1. Algal and bacterial carbonate sediments
Robert Riding
2. Allophane and imogolite
Roger L.
3. Alluvial fans
Adrian M. Harvey
4. Anabranching rivers
Gerald C. Nanson, Martin R. Gibling
5. Ancient karst
Brian Jones
6. Angle of repose
Paul D. Komar
7. Anhydrite and gypsum
Lawrence A. Hardie
8. Ankerite (in sediments)
James P. Hendry
9. Armor
Rob Ferguson, R I Ferguson
10. Atterberg limits
Michael J. Bovis
11. Attrition (abrasion), fluvial
Michael Church
12. Attrition (abrasion), marine
Hillert Ibbeken
13. Authigenesis
James R. Boles
14. Autosuspension
Henry M. Pantin
15. Avalanche and rock fall
Michael J. Bovis
16. Avulsion
Norman D. Smith

B

17. Bacteria in sediments
Nora Noffke
18. Ball-and-pillow (pillow) structure
Geraint Owen
19. Bar, littoral
Brian Greenwood
20. Barrier islands
Duncan M. FitzGerald, Ilya V. Buynevich
21. Bauxite
Ray L. Frost
22. Beachrock
Eberhard Gischler
23. Bedding and internal structures
Franco Ricci-Lucchi, Alessandro Amorosi
24. Bedset and laminaset
John S. Bridge
25. Bentonites and tonsteins
D. Alan Spears
26. Berthierine
Fred J. Longstaffe
27. Bioclasts
Paul Enos
28. Bioerosion
Markus Bertling
29. Biogenic sedimentary structures
S. George Pemberton
30. Black shales
Juergen Schieber
31. Braided channels
Peter Ashmore

C

32. Calcite compensation depth
Sherwood Wise
33. Caliche - calcrete
V. Paul Wright
34. Carbonate diagenesis and microfabrics
Robin G. C. Bathurst
35. Carbonate mineralogy and geochemistry
Fred T. Mackenzie
36. Carbonate mud-mounds
Pierre- André Bourque
37. Cathodoluminescence (applied to the study of sedimentary rocks)
Stuart D. Burley
38. Cation exchange
Balwant Singh
39. Cave sediments
Brian Ones
40. Cements and cementation
Peter A. Scholle, Dana Ulmer-Scholle
41. Chalk
Ida L. Fabricius
42. Charcoal in sediments
Andrew C. Scott
43. Chlorite in sediments
Stephen Hillier
44. Classification of sediments and sedimentary rocks
Gerald M. Friedman
45. Clastic (Neptunian) dykes and sills
C. A. Demoulin
46. Clathrates
Miriam Kastner
47. Clay mineralogy
Stephen Hillier
48. Climatic control of sedimentation
Greg H. Mack
49. Coal balls
Andrew C. Scott
50. Coastal sedimentary facies
H. Edward Clifton
51. Colloidal properties of sediments
Sandip Chattopadhyay, Devamita Chattopadhyay
52. Colors of sedimentary rocks
Paul Myrow
53. Compaction (consolidation) of sediments
Knut Bjørlykke
54. Convolute lamination
Gerard V. Middleton
55. Coring methods, cores
Arnold H. Bouma
56. Cross-stratification
David M. Rubin
57. Cyclic sedimentation
Robert K. Goldhammer

D

58. Debris flow
Jon J. Major
59. Dedolomitization
Mario Coniglio
60. Deformation of sediments
John D. Collinson
61. Deformation structures and growth faults
John D. Collinson
62. Deltas and estuaries
Janok Bhattacharya
63. Depositional fabric of mudstones
Juergen Schieber
64. Desert sedimentary environments
Joseph P. Smoot
65. Desiccation structures (mud cracks, etc.)
P. W. Geoff Tanner
66. Diagenesis
Kitty L. Milliken
67. Diagenetic structures
Peter Mozley
68. Diffusion, chemical
Bernard P. Boudreau
69. Diffusion, turbulent
Andrew J. Hogg
70. Dish structure
Zoltán Sylvester, Donald R. Lowe
71. Dolomite textures
Duncan Sibley
72. Dolomites and dolomitization
Hans G. Machel
73. Dunes, eolian
Nicholas Lancaster

E

74. Earth flows
Rex L. Baum
75. Encrinites
William I. Ausich
76. Eolian transport and deposition
Cheryl McKenna Neuman
77. Erosion and sediment yield
Robert F. Stallard
78. Evaporites
Lawrence A. Hardie, Tim K. Lowenstein
79. Extraterrestrial material in sediments
Christian Koeberl

F

80. Fabric, porosity, and permeability
Gerard V. Middleton
81. Facies models
Harold G. Reading
82. Fan delta
George Postma
83. Features indicating impact and shock metamorphism
Wolf Uwe Reimold
84. Feldspars in sedimentary rocks
Sadoon Morad
85. Flame structure
Gerard V. Middleton
86. Flaser
Burghard W. Flemming
87. Flocculation
Morten Pejrup
88. Floodplain sediments
Andres Aslan
89. Floods and other catastrophic events
Victor R. Baker
90. Flow resistance
Robert Millar
91. Fluid escape structures
Zoltán Sylvester, Donald R. Lowe
92. Fluid inclusions
Robert H. Goldstein
93. Flume
Basil Gomez
94. Forensic sedimentology
Raymond C. Murray

G

95. Gases in sediments
Chris J. Clayton
96. Geodes
Kitty L. Milliken
97. Geophysical properties of sediments (acoustical, electrical, radioactive)
Anthony L. Endres
98. Geothermic characteristics of sediments and sedimentary rocks
Daniel F. Merriam
99. Glacial sediments: Processes, environments and facies
Michael J. Hambrey, Neil F. Glasser
100. Glaucony and verdine
Alessandro Amorosi
101. Grading, graded bedding
Richard N. Hiscott
102. Grain flow
Charles S. Campbell
103. Grain settling
Paul D. Komar
104. Grain size and shape
Michael J. Church
105. Grain threshold
Paul D. Komar
106. Gravity-driven mass flows
Richard M. Iverson
107. Gutters and gutter casts
Paul Myrow

H

108. Heavy mineral shadows
Rick Cheel
109. Heavy minerals
Andrew C Morton
110. Hindered settling
Jon J. Major
111. Humic substances in sediments
Laura J. Crossey
112. Hummocky and swaley cross-stratification
Rick Cheel
113. Hydrocarbons in sediments
Martin Fowler
114. Hydroxides and oxyhydroxide minerals
Helge Stanjek

I

115. Illite group clay minerals
Jan Środoń
116. Imbrication and flow-oriented clasts
Cyril Galvin
117. Impregnation
Entry for the Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks, September 5, 2001
Scott F. Lamoureux
118. Iron–manganese nodules
Stephen E. Calvert
119. Ironstones and iron formations
Bruce M. Simonson
120. Isotopic methods in sedimentology
Fred J. Longstaffe

K

121. Kaolin group minerals
Rossman F. Giese Jr.
122. Kerogen
Raphael A. J. Wüst, R. Marc Bustin

L

123. Lacustrine sedimentation
Robert Gilbert
124. Laterites
Yves Tardy
125. Lepispheres
Sherwood W. Wise Jr.
126. Liquefaction and fluidization
Charles S. Campbell
127. Load structures
John R. L. Allen
128. Lunar sediments
Abhijit Basu

M

129. Magadiite
Robin W. Renaut
130. Magnetic properties of sediments
Mark J. Dekkers
131. Mass movement
Michael J. Bovis
132. Maturation, organic
R. Marc Bustin, Raphael A. J. Wüst
133. Maturity: textural and compositional
Raymond V. Ingersoll
134. Meandering channels
Edward J. Hickin
135. Mélange; melange
John W. F. Waldron
136. Micritization
Ian G. MacIntyre, R. Pamela Reid
137. Microbially induced sedimentary structures
Nora Noffke
138. Milankovitch cycles
Linda Hinnov
139. Mixed siliciclastic and carbonate sedimentation
Robert K. Goldhammer
140. Mixed-layer clays
Jan środoń
141. Mixing models
Bernard P. Boudreau
142. Mudrocks
Paul E. Potter

N

143. Neomorphism and recrystallization
J. A. D. Dickson
144. Nepheloid layer, sediment
I. Nicholas McCave
145. Neritic carbonate depositional environments
Noel P. James
146. Numerical models and simulation of sediment transport and deposition
Rudy L. Slingerland

O

147. Oceanic sediments
Robert G. Douglas
148. Offshore sands
Serge Berné
149. O
Daryl M. Wightman
150. Oolite and coated grains
Fredrick D. Siewers
151. Ophicalcites
Denis Lavoie

P

152. Paleocurrent analysis
Andrew D. Miall
153. Parting lineations and current crescents
Rick Cheel
154. Peat
Barry G. Warner
155. Petrophysics of sand and sandstone
Robert Ehrlich
156. Phosphorites
Craig R. Glenn, Robert E.
157. Physics of sediment transport: The contributions of R. A. Bagnold
Colin R. Thorne
158. Pillar structure
Zoltán Sylvester, Donald R.
159. Placers, fluvial
W. K. Fletcher
160. Placers, marine
David S. Cronan
161. Planar and parallel lamination
John S. Bridge
162. Porewaters in sediments
Jeffrey S. Hanor
163. Pressure solution
François Renard, Dag Dysthe
164. Provenance
Abhijit Basu
165. Pseudonodules
Geraint Owen

Q

166. Quartz, detrital
Harvey Blatt

R

167. Red beds
Peter Turner
168. Reefs
Wolfgang Kiessling
169. Relict and palimpsest sediments
Donald J. P. Swift
170. Relief peels
Robert W. Dalrymple
171. Resin and amber in sediments
Ken B. Anderson
172. Ripple, ripple mark, ripple structure
Jaco H. Baas
173. Rivers and alluvial fans
Gerald C. Nanson, Martin R. Gibling

S

174. Sabkha, salt flat, salina
Lawrence A. Hardie
175. Salt marshes
Daniel F. Belknap
176. Sands, gravels, and their lithified equivalents
Andrew D. Miall
177. Sapropel
Stephen E. Calvert
178. Scour, Scour marks
John R. L. Allen
179. Seawater: Temporal changes in the major solutes
H. Wayne Nesbitt
180. Sediment fluxes and rates of sedimentation
James P. M. Syvitski
181. Sediment transport by tides
Robert W. Dalrymple, Kyungsik Choi
182. Sediment transport by unidirectional water flows
John S. Bridge
183. Sediment transport by waves
Brian Greenwood
184. Sedimentary geology
Gerard V. Middleton
185. Sedimentary structures as way-up indicators
Robert H. Dott Jr.
186. Sedimentology, history
Gerard V. Middleton
187. Sedimentology: history in Japan
Hakuyu Okada
188. Sedimentology—organizations, meetings, publications
Gail M. Ashley
189. Sedimentologists: Ralph Alger Bagnold (1896–1990)
Colin R. Thorne
190. Sedimentologists: Joseph Barrell (1869–1919)
Robert H. Dott Jr.
191. Sedimentologists: Robin G.C. Bathurst (1920–)
Gerard V. Middleton
192. Sedimentologists: Lucien Cayeux (1864–1944)
Albert V. Carozzi
193. Sedimentologists: Carl Wilhelm Correns (1893–1980)
Karl Hans Wedepohl
194. Sedimentologists: Robert Louis Folk (1925–)
Earle F. McBride
195. Sedimentologists: Grove Karl Gilbert (1843–1918)
Rudy Slingerland
196. Sedimentologists: Amadeus William Grabau (1870–1946)
Markes E. Johnson
197. Sedimentologists: Amanz Gressly (1814–1865)
Gerard V. Middleton
198. Sedimentologists: William Christian Krumbein (1902–1979)
Daniel F. Merriam
199. Sedimentologists: Paul Dimitri Krynine (1902–1964)
Gerard V. Middleton
200. Sedimentologists: Philip Henry Kuenen (1902–1976)
Gerard V. Middleton
201. Sedimentologists: John Murray (1841–1914) and the Challenger expedition
Gerard V. Middleton
202. Sedimentologists: Francis J. Pettijohn (1904–1999)
Paul E. Potter
203. Sedimentologists: Rudolf Richter (1881–1957), and the senckenberg laboratory
S. George Pemberton
204. Sedimentologists: Henry Clifton Sorby (1826–1908)
Gerard V. Middleton
205. Sedimentologists: William H. Twenhofel (1875–1957)
Robert H. Dott Jr.
206. Sedimentologists: Johan August Udden (1859–1932)
Earle F. McBride
207. Sedimentologists: T. Wayland Vaughan (1870–1952)
Ellis L. Yochelson
208. Sedimentologists: Johannes Walther (1860–1937)
Eugen, Ilse Seibold
209. Sediments produced by impact
Christian Koeberl
210. Septarian concretions
Mark W. Hounslow
211. Silcrete
Ma Angeles Bustillo
212. Siliceous sediments
L. PaulKnauth
213. Slide and slump structures
Ole J. Martinsen
214. Slope sediments
Richard N. Hiscott
215. Slurry
Jon J. Major
216. Smectite group
Stephen P. Altaner
217. Solution breccias
Derek Ford
218. Speleothems
Derek Ford
219. Spiculites and spongolites
Paul R. Gammon
220. Stains for carbonate minerals
J. A. D. Dickson
221. Statistical analysis of sediments and sedimentary rocks
Daniel F. Merriam
222. Storm deposits
Paul Myrow
223. Stromatactis
Pierre André Bourque
224. Stromatolites
Brian R. Pratt
225. Stylolites
L. BruceRailsback
226. Submarine fans and channels
Gerard V. Middleton
227. Substrate-controlled ichnofacies
S. George Pemberton
228. Sulfide minerals in sediments
Richard T. Wilkin
229. Surface forms
John B. Southard
230. Surface textures
W. Brian Whalley
231. Swash and backwash, swash marks
Michael G. Hughes
232. Syneresis
P. W. GeoffTanner

T

233. Talc
Richard H. April
234. Taphonomy: Sedimentological implications of fossil preservation
Carlton E. Brett
235. Tectonic control of sedimentation
Greg H. Mack
236. Tidal flats
Burghard W. Flemming
237. Tidal inlets and deltas
Duncan M. FitzGerald, Ilya V. Buynevich
238. Tides and tidal rhytmites
Erik P. Kvale
239. Tills and tillites
John Menzies
240. Tool marks
Gerard V. Middleton
241. Toxicity of sediments
G. Allen Burton Jr., Peter F. Landrum
242. Tracers for sediment movement
Marwan A. Hassan
243. Tufas and travertines
Martyn H. Pedley
244. Tsunami deposits
Andrew Moore
245. Turbidites
Ben C. Kneller

U

246. Upwelling
Graham Shimmield

V

247. Varves
Robert Gilbert
248. Vermiculite
Prakash B. Malla

W

249. Weathering, soils, and paleosols
Gregory J. Retallack

X

250. X-ray radiography
Arnold H. Bouma

Z

251. Zeolites in sedimentary rocks
Richard L. Hay
Backmatter
Title
Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks
Editors
Gerard V. Middleton
Michael J. Church
Mario Coniglio
Lawrence A. Hardie
Frederick J. Longstaffe
Copyright Year
2003
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Electronic ISBN
978-1-4020-3609-5
Print ISBN
978-1-4020-0872-6
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3609-5

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