Principles and Methods of Sedimentary Basin Analysis (Graduate Textbook)

Author: Wang Chengshan
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Publish Date: 2003-06-28
Features: This book is divided into 4 parts and 18 chapters, progressing from basic concepts to advanced topics. It begins with an introduction to the fundamentals of sedimentary basins, including basic concepts, development history, classification, formation mechanisms, and analytical processes of sedimentary basins. It then covers the main methods of basin analysis, such as the analysis of basin fill and provenance areas, basin subsidence history, paleoenvironment, and tectonic processes. Finally, it presents case studies of various major sedimentary basin types.