Microfacies of carbonate rocks. Analysis, interpretation and application / Микрофации карбонатных пород Анализ, интерпретация и применение

The objective of this book is to provide a synthesis of the methods used in microfacies studies of carbonate rocks and to show how the application of microfacies studies has contributed to new developments in carbonate geology. In contrast with other textbooks on carbonate sedimentology this book focuses on those compositional and textural constituents of carbonates that reflect the depositional and diagenetic history and determine the practical usefulness of carbonate rocks.

The chapters are written in such a way, that each one can be used as text in upper level undergraduate and graduate courses. The topics of the book also apply to research workers and exploration geologists, looking for current information on developments in the use of microfacies analysis.

Since microfacies studies are based on thin sections, instructive plates showing thin-section photographs accompanied by thorough and detailed explanations form a central part of this book. All plates in the book contain a short summary of the topic. An sign leads the reader to the figures on the plate. The description of the microphotographs are printed in a smaller type. Care has been taken to add arrows and/or letters (usually the initials of the subject) so that the maximum information can be extracted from the figures.

Rather than being a revised version of ‘Microfacies Analysis of Limestones’ (Flügel 1982) ‘Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks’ is a new book, based on a new concept and offering practical advice on the description and interpretation of microfacies data as well as the
application of these data to basin analysis. Microfacies analysis has the advantages over traditional sedimentological approaches of being interdisciplinary, and integrating sedimentological, paleontological and geochemical aspects. <...>