Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks: Analysis, Interpretation and Application (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783642037955)

This unparelleled reference synthesizes the methods used in microfacies analysis and details the potential of microfacies in evaluating depositional environments and diagenetic history, and, in particular, the application of microfacies data in the study of carbonate hydrocarbon reservoirs and the provenance of archaeological materials. The first part of the book introduces microfacies analysis; the second part treats interpretation of the microfacial data; and the third part explores the practical use of microfacies. This last part emphasizes the facies controls of reservoir and host rocks, the importance of microfacies and diagenesis for understanding technological properties of carbonate rocks and the destruction and conservation of carbonate objects, and discusses the potential of microfacies for archaeometrical studies. Nearly 230 instructive plates (30 in color)showing thin-section photographs with detailed explanations form a central part of the content.

Author: Erik Fl?el
ISBN-10: 364203795X
ISBN-13: 9783642037955
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 11/02/2009
Pages: 984
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 4.85lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.30w x 2.30d