Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Tools of the Trade -- 1.2. Other Tools for the Field -- 1.3. Use of GPS (Global Positioning System) in Sedimentary Studies -- 1.4. Safety in the Field and General Guidance for Fieldwork -- 2. Field Techniques -- 2.1. What to Look For -- 2.2. The Approach -- 2.3. Field Notes -- 2.4. Graphic Logs -- 2.5. The Logging of Cores -- 2.6. Lithofacies Codes -- 2.7. Collecting Specimens -- 2.8. Presentation of Results -- 2.9. The Way-Up of Sedimentary Strata -- 2.10. Stratigraphic Practice -- 3. Sedimentary Rock Types -- 3.1. Principal Lithological Groups -- 3.2. Sandstones -- 3.3. Conglomerates and Breccias -- 3.4. Mudrocks

3.5. Limestones -- 3.6. Evaporites -- 3.7. Ironstones -- 3.8. Cherts -- 3.9. Phosphate Deposits (Phosphorites) -- 3.10. Organic-Rich Deposits -- 3.11. Volcaniclastic Deposits -- 4. Sedimentary Rock Texture -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Sediment Grain-Size and Sorting -- 4.3. Grain Morphology -- 4.4. Sediment Fabric -- 4.5. Textural Maturity -- 4.6. Texture of Conglomerates and Breccias -- 4.7. Induration and Degree of Weathering -- 4.8. Colour of Sedimentary Rocks -- 5. Sedimentary Structures and Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Erosional Structures -- 5.3. Depositional Structures -- 5.4. Depositional Structures of Limestones (Including Dolomites) -- 5.5. Post-Depositional Sedimentary Structures

5.6. Biogenic Sedimentary Structures -- 5.7. The Geometry of Sedimentary Deposits and Lateral Facies Changes -- 6. Fossils in the Field -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Fossil Distribution and Occurrence -- 6.3. Fossil Associations and Diversity -- 6.4. Skeletal Preservation (Taphonomy) and Diagenesis -- 7. Palaeocurrent Analysis -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Palaeocurrent Measurements -- 7.3. Structures for Palaeocurrent Measurement -- 7.4. Presentation of Results and Calculation of Vector Means -- 7.5. Interpretation of the Palaeocurrent Pattern -- 8. What Next? Facies Identification and Sequence Analysis -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Facies Analysis -- 8.3. Facies, Facies Models and Depositional Environments -- 8.4. Cycle Stratigraphy and Sequence Stratigraphy.