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Sedimentary geology : sedimentary basins, depositional environments, petroleum formation
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Géologie sédimentaire. English
Title
Sedimentary geology : sedimentary basins, depositional environments, petroleum formation / Bernard Biju-Duval ; translated from the French by J. Edwin Swezey and Traduclair Translation Company.
ISBN
1680154060
9781680154061
2710808021
9782710808022
Publication
Paris : Editions Technip, 2002.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 642 pages) : illustrations.
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Summary
"In this work, the reader will find the basic concepts and vocabulary of sedimentary geology, along with a presentation of the new ideas that are in current use in petroleum exploration. This abundantly illustrated book will serve as an excellent educational tool and remain a valuable resource and handy reference work in any petroleum geology library."--Jacket.
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Knovel OCLC KB.
Other formats
Print version: Biju-Duval, Bernard. Géologie sédimentaire. English. Sedimentary geology
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 05, 2017
Series
Institut français du pétrole publications,
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Basics of Dynamic Geology
Observation and Measurement Scales. Time Scales
3D Space
Time Scales
Kinematic Reconstruction
Earth Structure: Geodynamic Framework
Shape
General Makeup
Deep Earth
The Blue Planet
Plates and Hot Spots
Sedimentary Basins
Driving Mechanisms
Internal Drives
External Drives
Rhythms, Cycles, Events
Continental and Oceanic Basins
Basin Definitions and Diversity
Basin Classifications
Troughs, Rifts, Aulacogens, and Divergent Continental Margins
Formation Mechanisms
General Features
Cratonic, Continental, and Epicontinental Basins
Craton and Cratonic Basins
Formation Mechanisms
General Features
Oceanic Basins
Formation Mechanisms
General Features
Basins Associated with Active Margins and Folded Belts
Different Types
Formation Mechanisms
General Features of Active Margin Basins
Sedimentary Driving Mechanisms and Environments
Sediment Origins, Modes of Transport and Deposit
Sediment Origins
Sedimentary Transport and Deposit, Lateral Progradation, Vertical Aggradation
Continental Environments
General Characteristics
Eolian Systems and Deposits
Lacustrine Environment
Fluvial Domain and Alluvial Deposits
Glacial and Periglacial Environments
Volcanic Deposits
Marine Environments
Ocean Composition and Dynamic
Biological Activity in the Ocean
Transfer Mechanisms in the Ocean
Littoral and Continental Platform Deposits
Saline Deposits, Evaporites
Deep Ocean Deposits.
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Institut français du pétrole.
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