{"product_id":"readings-sedimentary-environments-processes-facies-and-stratigraphy-hardback-9781119739838","title":"Reading's Sedimentary Environments; Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy (Hardback) 9781119739838","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReading's Sedimentary Environments\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eProcesses, Facies and Stratigraphy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBruce Levell (Edited by), B Levell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119739838, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 May 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1392 pages\u003cbr\u003e27.9 x 22.6 x 5.6 cm, 3.13 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn all-new edition of one of the most influential books in the earth sciences, endorsed by the International Association of Sedimentologists\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRichly illustrated with hundreds of new images, this is a completely new edition of the well-known classic text \u003ci\u003eReading’s Sedimentary Environments: Processes, Facies and Stratigraphy\u003c\/i\u003e. The book again delivers an objective, thorough overview of the different ways in which sedimentary rocks are best described and interpreted via an understanding of sedimentary process using facies analysis. Throughout, this fourth edition covers the most recent work on sedimentary facies, processes and environments as well as the dynamics of stratigraphy, especially with respect to understanding preservation, extreme events, climate, tectonics and sea-level change. It includes extensive illustrations of the resulting 3D geometries using seismic imagery as well as outcrop and core data. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe main part of the book comprises specific chapters for each important depositional environment, from terrestrial to coastal and deep sea settings. Each chapter can be used independently, as each provides a standalone discussion of how to reconstruct a particular sedimentary environment through facies analysis of rock successions, cores, or in some cases, seismic data or vertical petrophysical log profiles. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew content in this edition covers: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An overview of diverse methodologies of facies analysis and environmental reconstruction, including landscape system approaches, illustrated by extensive case studies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Biogenic sedimentary structures, their formational processes and use in facies analysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A discussion of sequence stratigraphy methodology and the biases produced by the preservation filter on the sedimentary record\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Extraterrestrial sedimentology as illustrated by the sedimentary facies of Mars, the moons of Jupiter, and other solar system bodies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Research directions and current developments in line with broad approaches to Earth Systems Science\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReading’s Sedimentary Environments\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable learning resource for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, researchers and professionals in earth sciences, in particular geology, geochemistry, oceanography, and geoengineering. This book is endorsed and supported by the International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS), the premier professional organization in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xxxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce Levell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Motivation for This Book 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Structure of the Book 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Facies Analysis – Principles and Practice 5\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoward D. Johnson, Mike Mayall, and John J.G. Reijmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Facies Analysis – Basic Concepts and Hierarchy 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Methodologies and Applications 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Depositional Models 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Debatable Depositional Models 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Case Studies 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 The Application of Biogenic Structures to Facies Analysis 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames A. MacEachern, Murray K. Gingras, and Kerrie L. Bann\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Applications of Ichnology to Facies Analysis 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Ichnological Frameworks 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Ichnology and Sequence Stratigraphy 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Applying an Integrated Ichnological-Sedimentological Approach to Facies Successions 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Conclusions 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Stratigraphic Record: Preservation, Facies and Depositional Sequences 195\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce Levell and Frans van Buchem\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Facies Successions and Sequences – Understanding Stratigraphic Architecture 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 The Stratigraphic Record – Different Perspectives 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Sequence Stratigraphic Methodology 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 The Sedimentary Record in Time – The Processes of Deposition and Preservation 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Summary 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Alluvial Sediments 269\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin R. Gibling, Alessandro Ielpi, Massimiliano Ghinassi, and Luis A. Buatois\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Terminology 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Common Fluvial Styles Around the World 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Alluvial Processes 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Facies Analysis: Conceptual Approach 292\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Facies and Facies Successions 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Facies Associations 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Geomorphic Units 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Alluvial Architecture 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Palaeoflow Analysis 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Trace Fossils in Alluvial Systems 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.12 Basin Architecture 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.13 Controls on Alluvial Systems 349\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.14 River Profiles and Preservation 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.15 Sequence Stratigraphy 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.16 Geological Applications 363\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.17 Anthropogenic Changes to Rivers 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.18 Areas of Future Research 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Lake Environments 395\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChenglin Gong, Shunli Li, Ronald J. Steel, Xinghe Yu, Luis A. Buatois, and Xiaomin Zhu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 395\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Environments 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Processes 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Facies 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Lacustrine Sequence Stratigraphy 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Controls 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Geological Applications 452\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 453\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 454\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Aeolian Environments 463\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNigel P. Mountney, Grace I. E. Cosgrove, and Luca Colombera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 464\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Environments 468\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Processes and Landforms 472\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Facies 500\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Architectural Elements and Bounding Surfaces 512\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Aeolian Facies Models 522\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Sequence Stratigraphy 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Geological Applications 543\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 549\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 549\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Sand-Rich Coasts and Shallow Clastic Seas 571\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel S. Collins and Gary J. Hampson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 571\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 572\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Environments 574\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Processes 587\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Facies, Facies Associations, Facies Successions and Facies Models 610\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Stratigraphic Patterns and Organisation (‘Descriptive Sequence Stratigraphy’) 632\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Controls on Stratigraphic Organisation 647\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Applications 651\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Future Research Directions 655\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements 656\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 656\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 656\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Fine-Grained Siliciclastic Coastal and Shallow-Marine Sediments 671\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eBruce Levell and Guy Plint\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 671\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 672\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Late Holocene Muddy Depositional Systems 681\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Processes 690\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Modern Mudstone Facies 700\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Late Holocene Facies-Associations 707\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Stratal Architecture and Facies – Ancient Examples 710\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 733\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 733\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Marine Evaporite Systems 743\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen W. Lokier and Marcello Natalicchio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 743\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 743\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Environments of Marine Evaporite Formation 744\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Processes of Marine Evaporite Formation 752\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Marine Evaporite Facies 780\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Stratigraphic Architecture of Evaporite Sequences 794\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Evaporite Sequence Stratigraphic Models 798\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Applications 817\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 819\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 820\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Marine Carbonates 839\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrans van Buchem, John J.G. Reijmer, and Emmanuelle Vennin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 839\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 839\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Descriptive Terminology and Classification Systems 841\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Chemical and Mineralogical Aspects 850\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Biological and Physical Aspects 866\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Marine Carbonate Factories 874\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Marine Carbonate Facies Models and Depositional Environments 891\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Stratigraphic Architecture 933\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Concluding Remarks 961\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 962\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 963\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Deep-Water Detrital Systems 1033\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid M. Hodgson, Elda Miramontes, Ian A. Kane, and Christopher A.-L. Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 1033\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 1033\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Environmental Configurations 1038\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Sediment Transport Processes 1050\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Bedforms and Bed Types 1059\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Architectural Elements and Hierarchy 1072\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Stratigraphic Controls 1082\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6.4 Subsurface Case Studies 1090\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 1094\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 1095\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Pelagic Environments 1109\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eStuart A. 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