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Encyclopedia of Sedimentology

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  • © 1978

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Editors:
  1. Rhodes W. Fairbridge

    1. New York, USA

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  2. Bourgeois
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Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series (EESS)

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Table of contents (251 entries)

  1. Front Matter

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  2. A

    1. Algal and bacterial carbonate sediments

      • Robert Riding
      Pages 1-5

    2. Allophane and imogolite

      • Roger L.
      Pages 5-7

    3. Alluvial fans

      • Adrian M. Harvey
      Pages 7-17

    4. Anabranching rivers

      • Gerald C. Nanson, Martin R. Gibling
      Pages 17-20

    5. Ancient karst

      • Brian Jones
      Pages 20-25

    6. Angle of repose

      • Paul D. Komar
      Pages 25-26

    7. Anhydrite and gypsum

      • Lawrence A. Hardie
      Pages 26-31

    8. Ankerite (in sediments)

      • James P. Hendry
      Pages 31-35

    9. Armor

      • Rob Ferguson, R I Ferguson
      Pages 35-38

    10. Atterberg limits

      • Michael J. Bovis
      Pages 38-40

    11. Attrition (abrasion), fluvial

      • Michael Church
      Pages 40-42

    12. Attrition (abrasion), marine

      • Hillert Ibbeken
      Pages 42-45

    13. Authigenesis

      • James R. Boles
      Pages 45-50

    14. Autosuspension

      • Henry M. Pantin
      Pages 50-53

    15. Avalanche and rock fall

      • Michael J. Bovis
      Pages 53-57

    16. Avulsion

      • Norman D. Smith
      Pages 57-61

  3. B

    1. Bacteria in sediments

      • Nora Noffke
      Pages 63-66

    2. Ball-and-pillow (pillow) structure

      • Geraint Owen
      Pages 66-67

    3. Bar, littoral

      • Brian Greenwood
      Pages 67-72
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Editors and Affiliations

  • New York, USA

    Rhodes W. Fairbridge

About the editors

Professor Rhodes W. Fairbridge is emeritus Professor of Geology at Columbia University and is now visiting scientist at the Goddard Institute of Space Studies (NASA, NY). He has edited more than two dozen encyclopedias and authored more than three-hundred scientific publications.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Encyclopedia of Sedimentology

  • Editors: Rhodes W. Fairbridge, Bourgeois

  • Series Title: Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31079-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1978

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-31079-2Published: 21 September 2006

  • Series ISSN: 1388-4360

  • Series E-ISSN: 1871-756X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 1283

  • Topics: Sedimentology

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