Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks Analysis, Interpretation and Application [Hardcover]

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.

Nearly 230 instructive plates (30 in color) showing thin-section photographs with detailed explanations form a central part of the content.

Helpful teaching-learning aids include detailed captions for hundreds of microphotographs, boxed summaries of technical terms, many case studies, guidelines for the determination and evaluation of microfacies criteria,?self-testing exercises for recognition and characterization skills, and more?

This compendium of microfacies analysis methodology, now in a second edition, details their value in analyzing depositional environments and diagenetic history, and their application to evaluating carbonate hydrocarbon reservoirs and archaeological provenance.

This new edition 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. Intensively updated instructive plates are showing thin-section photographs with detailed explanations form a central part of the content. The book is a useful base for teaching-learning and includes detailed captions for hundreds of microphotographs, boxed summaries of technical terms, many case studies, guidelines for the determination and evaluation of microfacies criteria. It furthermore provides self-testing exercises for recognition and characterization skills.