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Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks

Analysis, Interpretation and Application

Erik Flügel (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

XXIII, 984 Seiten

2009 | 2nd ed. 2010
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-03795-5 (ISBN)

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The book provides a synthesis of the methods used in microfacies analysis, the potential of microfacies in evaluating depositional environments and diagenetic history, and the application of microfacies data in the study of carbonate hydrocarbon reservoirs and the provenance of archaeological materials. The first part of the book (Microfacies Analysis) deals with field and laboratory methods; the description and significance of microfacies data; quantitative microfacies analysis; diagenetic processes and diagenetic products; common textural limestone classifications and specific classifications for reef limestones, non-marine carbonates, recrystallized limestones and mixed carbonate-siliciclastic rocks; biological controls of carbonate sedimentation; and fossils in thin section. The second part (Microfacies Interpretation) is focused on the methods of making of microfacies types; diagonsotic criteria of palaeoenvironmental conditons and processes; the importance of integrated facies analysis including mineralogical and geochemical data; the definition of depositional facies models, facies zones and standard microfacies types, and the recognition of depositional constraints influencing cyclic carbonates, reef limestones, cold-water carbonates, vent and seep carbonates and mixed carbonate-siliciclastic rocks. The last chapter deals with secular variations of facies features. The third part of the book (Practical Use of Microfacies) underlines the facies controls of reservoir and host rocks, the importance of microfacies and diagenesis for understanding technological properties of carbonate rocks and the destruction and conservation of carbonate objects, and discusses the potential of microfacies for archaeometrical studies.

New Perspectives in Microfacies.- Carbonate Depositional Environments.- Microfacies Analysis.- Methods.- Microfacies Data: Matrix and Grains.- Microfacies Data: Fabrics.- Quantitative Microfacies Analysis.- Diagenesis, Porosity, and Dolomitization.- Classification - A Name for Your Sample.- Limestones are Biological Sediments.- Fossils in Thin Section: It is Not That Difficult.- Microfacies Interpretation.- Summarizing Microfacies Criteria: Microfacies Types.- Recognizing Paleoenvironmental Conditions.- Integrated Facies Analysis.- Depositional Models, Facies Zones and Standard Microfacies.- Basin Analysis: Recognizing Depositional Settings.- Realizing Depositional Constraints and Processes.- Practical Use of Microfacies.- Reservoir Rocks and Host Rocks.- Carbonate Rock Resources, Facies, Weathering, Preservation.- Microfacies and Archaeology.

From the reviews:

My general conclusion is: Flügel achieved a momentous job in newly summarising the huge volume of dispersed data of one type of geological phenomena as preserved in our billion-year (well, approximately!) old stratigraphic record - as evidenced alone by many of the author's theoretical and practical comparative diagrams and tables. Dear reader, don't be without this reference handbook, or mini-encyclopaedia! Every geological or Earth science company, college or university and research institute library ought to have a copy.
Karl Wolf
The Australian Geologist, Newsletter, No. 135, p.45-46, June 30, 2005

"Written for upper level undergraduates and graduates and can also be used in research, exploration and production of hydrocarbons and ores. ... An appendix presents answers to exercises distributed throughout the text. ... It is clear that this work is the result of lifelong research ... . new aspects have been added, and up-to-date references and personal communications are used. ... A remarkable feature of the book is the abundance of excellent quality illustrations and the lengthy and detailed plate captions." (T. J .A. Reijers, Journal of Sedimentary Research, February, 2005)

"Microfacies is regarded as the total of all sedimentological and paleontological data ... . Excellently edited, with 330 figures and 151 plates of the highest quality ... the book will be a precious item in a geologist's collection. ... The book is clearly structured and presented. ... The book will be invaluable for geologists and geophysicists, both academic and those working in geologic prospection and industry. The wealth of figures is a good basis from which academic teachers can prepare their lectures for graduate students." (Marek Lewandowski, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 163, 2006)

"This version is a much expanded, up-to-date and very clearly laid out reference work ... . There should be copies in every university library and petrology teachinglaboratory, oil company and service company and it should have a place on the shelves of every sedimentologist. It is a book the young sedimentologist will have to read methodically, and the experienced specialist can learn much from it." (Paul Wright, Geological Magazine, Vol. 143 (1), 2006)

"This encyclopedic book is a valuable reference for graduate students, faculties, researchers, and professionals dealing with aspects of carbonates ... . Hence, this book is highly recommended to librarians of universities, petroleum geology departments, research and development units of oil companies and other organizations, as well as professionals interested in carbonate rocks." (B. K. Sahu, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Vol. 91 (4), April, 2007)

Erscheint lt. Verlag	2.11.2009
Zusatzinfo	XXIII, 984 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	203 x 254 mm
Gewicht	2615 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie
Schlagworte	Carbonate rocks • diagenesis • Fabric • Facies • Kalk • Microfacies analysis • Microstructures • Mineral Resources • paleoenvironmental • Sediment • Sedimentation
ISBN-10	3-642-03795-X / 364203795X
ISBN-13	978-3-642-03795-5 / 9783642037955
Zustand	Neuware