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Sedimentary Rocks in the Field: A Color Guide

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This book is one of the best introductions to sedimentary rocks and their structures that I have come across in 25 years.
It begins with a section on the structures found in sedimentary rocks. The diagrams are clear, concise, and very well explained. The photographs that go with them are among the best I've seen for demonstrating sedimentary structures. They are almost professional in their quality, and the features you are meant to see are actually visible in the photos (no 'eye of faith' required, unlike some other textbooks).
The rest of the book is divided into chapters dealing with each group of sedimentary rocks in turn. Ironstones, conglomerates, evaporites, limestones: you name it, it's in there. Again, the diagrams and photographs are faultless.
Finally, the book finishes with a section on how to interpret sedimentary structures in the field.
If only this book had been available when I was an undergraduate! I would thoroughly recommend this book to any undergraduate (or even post-graduate) geology student as the first thing to pack in their bag before setting off on field work.
As a final thought for geology students, the University of Southampton (where Dr. Stow works) has a superb website on the geology of the south coast of England. If you like the book, you'll love the website.

This is the best geological field book of its type I have ever seen. The layout and illustrations are quite simply superb. As a field guide for the undergraduate, post graduate and professional geologist it is a must have. I only wish their were equivalent books available for igneous, volcanic and metamorphic rocks. No doubt someone will replicate the standard of this book and produce these titles. I await their arrival eagerly.

An excellent guide for field work and student use in the field. Well written and produced. A very high quality product. This probably is not a guide for an inexperienced beginner in field work.

A very good guide book for field. Plenty of real outcrops, colorful pictures of high resolution, and professional descriptions. Worthy to have an own copy.

Thank you very much for your urgent response. I highly recommend this book. It is very important for the students and for the experts too.

Very practical. A essential tool for field trips for students of geology and postgraduate or enthusiasts of sedimentology

Thanks for sending the book so quickly! It arrived as I expected it would, given the clear listing.