Alluvial Fan Flooding (1996) « http://www.nap.edu/books/0309055423/html/index.html | | This book is edited by the commission on geosciences , environment and resources (cger) and published by the national academies press. it deals with alluvial fans that are known as gently sloping , fan-shaped landforms created over time by deposition of ero |
Bedform Sedimentology Studies « http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/seds/ | | Information about ripples , dunes , and sedimentary structures including , explanatory text , computer-generated images and movies , photographs , and bedform-simulation software provided by the usgs. |
International Stratigraphic Guide « http://www.stratigraphy.org/guide.htm | | The second edition of the international stratigraphic guide , edited by amos salvador , was prepared by the international subcommission on stratigraphic classification of the international commission on stratigraphy and co-published in 1994 by the internati |
Low–temperature formation of Dolomite and Magnesite « http://www.jcdeelman.demon.nl/dolomite/bookprospectus.html | | Latest version (2005) of the open-access e-book authored by j. c. deelman on dolomitization and related phenomena. a total of 505 text pages , including a number of graphs , drawings and photographs. |
North American stratigraphic code (2005) « http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Info/NACSN/Code2/code2.html | | A reference book published under the aegis of the north american commission on stratigraphic nomenclature. |
Petrology of sedimentary rocks « http://www.lib.utexas.edu/geo/folkready/ | | Although long out of print , the seminal book (a total of 182 pages in a single pdf file) by r. l. folk (1974) remains an excellent resource if you are interested in sedimentary rocks. |
Principles of Geology, by Charles Lyell 1830 « http://www.esp.org/books/lyell/principles/facsimile/ | | Electronic facsimile of one of the founding book of the geological sciences , made available by electronic scholarly publishing |
Reports of the Illinois Geological Survey authored by A. H. Worthen « http://worthen.lib.uchicago.edu/ | | This set of 8 volumes published between 1866 and 1890 is a rich resource of information about illinois geology , landscape and mineral resources. |
Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary « http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/ | | With more than 4600 entries it constitutes an instant technical reference for both the generalist and the expert oil geologist |