Precambrian continental crust and its economic ebook is available to be downloaded here now. During the past two years, the compilation and preparation of this volume to commemorate the seventieth birthday of Dr.B.P. Radhakrishna, my mentor, has been the greatest pleasure and satisfying work for me. DK .Radhakrishna has contributed immensely to the understanding of … Read more
Petroleum Geology of North Africa ebook is available to be downloaded here now. North Africa contains some 4% of the world’s remaining oil and gas reserves, and is now one of the most active exploration areas. This volume represents the first attempt at a compilation of the petroleum geology of North Africa, documenting a series … Read more
Oil Shale ebook is available to be downloaded here now. In 1694 the British Crown issued Patent Number 330 to Martin Eele and his colleagues who reported to have found a way to extract and make great quantities of pitch, tar and oil out of a “sort of stone”. This is the first verified report … Read more
3-D seismic interpretation ebook is available to be downloaded here now. 3-D seismic data have become the key tool used in the oil and gas industry to understand the subsurface. In addition to providing excellent structual images, the dense sampling of a 3-D survey can sometimes make it possible to map resewoir quality and the … Read more
Silurian Reefs of Gotland ebook is available to be downloaded here now. The Swedish island of Gotland, in the Baltic, has long attracted the attention of many geologists. Of these, several have visited the island, and more than a few have contributed to the extensive literature concerning its Middle Palaeozoic sediments and fossils. A large … Read more
Approaches to Paleoecology ebook is available to be downloaded here now. Scientific treatises are published for many reasons. This book is essentially a collection of case histories by experts on work done within the broad spectrum of subjects currently encompassed by the term “paleoecology.” In many cases original data are given in depth rather than … Read more
Tectonics and Seismic Sequence Stratigraphy ebook is available to be downloaded here now. The application of sequence stratigraphic models to seismic data is restricted by the vertical and spatial resolution of the data. The fundamental stratigraphic unit of the sequence stratigraphic technique is the seismically distinguished ‘sequence’ although the concept of tectonically related ‘mega-sequences’ is … Read more
Petrology of The Metamorphic Rocks ebook is available to be downloaded here now. There has been a great advance in the understanding of processes of metamorphism and of metamorphic rocks since the last edition of this book appeared. Methods for determining temperatures and pressures have become almost routine, and there is a wide appreciation that … Read more
Fossils of the Chalk ebook is available to be downloaded here now. The characteristic white limestones that form the Chalk were deposited across much of northern Europe during the Upper Cretaceous, 100 to 65 million years ago. Although the Chalk is not normally rich in fossils, the preservation is often exquisite and specimens are relatively … Read more
The Techniques of Sedimentary Mineralogy ebook is available to be downloaded here now. This book is concerned with the procedures that serve to describe or evaluate the various kinds of sedimentary material for those interested or engaged in a technical field requiring such information. It may be regarded as a handbook rather than a treatise … Read more