Paying attention to mudrocks : priceless! /
Siliciclastic mudrocks, often termed shales, represent more than two thirds of all sedimentary rocks on Earth, yet they are probably the least understood. This volume brings together eight articles on current research on mudrocks of academic and industry importance that help clarify key aspects of s...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boulder, Colorado :
The Geological Society of America,
2015.
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| Series: | Special papers (Geological Society of America) ;
515. |
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| Summary: | Siliciclastic mudrocks, often termed shales, represent more than two thirds of all sedimentary rocks on Earth, yet they are probably the least understood. This volume brings together eight articles on current research on mudrocks of academic and industry importance that help clarify key aspects of sedimentology, mineralogy, origin, and resource distribution in mudrocks.--Publisher's description. |
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| Item Description: | Outgrowth of a technical session held at the 2011 GSA Annual Meeting. |
| Physical Description: | vii, 168 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 28 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780813725154 0813725151 |