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    Glacigenic Sediments
    Glacigenic Sediments
    Glacigenic Sediments
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    Glacigenic Sediments

    By K. Brodzikowski and A. J. van Loon

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    This book aims primarily at providing those involved in fundamental or applied research in the fields of geology, geomorphology and hydrology with a systematic overview of glacigenic sediments. A generally applicable terminology is proposed which should facilitate communication between scientists from several fields. Also it should form a bridge between western and eastern "schools" dealing with Quaternary geology. Because the book is mainly devoted to depositional processes and the resulting deposits, the approach and the terminology followed in this book are obviously founded strongly on sedimentology, the geological discipline that deals specifically with these phenomena.

    The book will be helpful in describing the sediments involved, interpreting their genesis, establishing their extent and their mutual relationships, and thus in the reconstruction of the palaeogeographic development.
    The large list of references reflects the author's extensive search of the literature.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateDec 11, 1990
    ISBN9780080869636
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