One The Origin of Sediment Grains.- Theme.- 1 The origin of terriginous clastic grains.- 1a Introduction.- 1b The role of water in rock weathering.- 1c Oxidation, reduction and Eh-pH diagrams.- 1d Rock-forming minerals during weathering.- 1e Breakdown products and new-formed minerals.- 1f Physical weathering.- 1g Sediment yields.- 1h Clastic grains and source identification.- 1i Sourcelands, differentiation and plate tectonics.- 1j Summary.- Further reading.- 2 The origin of calcium carbonate grains.- 2a Introduction.- 2b Recent marine carbonate sediments.- 2c The composition of fresh water and sea water.- 2d The major carbonate minerals.- 2e Primary carbonate precipitation.- 2f Carbonate grains of biological origin.- 2g A skeletal origin for aragonite muds?.- 2h Micrite envelopes and intraclasts.- 2i Pellets and peloids.- 2j Ooliths.- 2k Grapestones.- 2l Polygenetic origin of carbonate grains.- 2m Shallow temperate-water carbonates.- 2n CaCo3 dissolution in the deep ocean.- 2o Summary.- Further reading.- Appendix 2.1 Staining and peel techniques.- 3 Evaporites, biogenic silica, and phosphates.- 3a Evaporites.- 3b Biogenic silica.- 3c Phosphates.- 3d Summary.- Further reading.- 4 Grain properties.- 4a Definition and range of grain size.- 4b Grain size distributions.- 4c Characteristics of grain populations.- 4d Size parameters and distributions.- 4e Grain abrasion and breakage.- 4f Grain shape and form.- 4g Bulk properties of grain aggregates.- 4h A note on grain fabric.- 4i Summary.- Further reading.- Two Fluid Flow and Sediment Transport.- Theme.- 5 Fluid properties and fluid motion.- 5a Introduction.- 5b Physical properties.- 5c Streamlines and flow visualisation.- 5d Friction, pressure changes and the energy budget.- 5e The Reynolds number.- 5f Froude number.- 5g Laminar flows.- 5h Introduction to turbulent flows.- 5i The structure of turbulent shear flows.- 5j Flow separation and secondary currents.- 5k Summary.- Further reading.- Appendices.- 5.1 Bernoullis equation.- 5.2 Reynolds number.- 5.3 Velocity profiles of viscous channel flow.- 5.4 Derivation of the Karman-Prandtl velocity law for turbulent flow.- 6 Transport of sediment grains.- 6a Introduction.- 6b Grains in stationary fluids.- 6c Initiation of particle motion.- 6d Paths of grain motion.- 6e Solid transmitted stresses.- 6f Sediment transport theory.- 6g Summary.- Further reading.- Appendix 6.1 Stokes law of settling.- 7 Sediment gravity flows.- 7a Introduction.- 7b Grain flows.- 7c Debris flows.- 7d Liquefied flows.- 7e Turbidity flows.- 7f Deposits of sediment gravity flows.- 7g Summary.- Further reading.- Appendices.- 7.1 Dispersive pressure and grain flow.- 7.2 A note on autosuspension in turbidity currents.- Three Bedforms and Sedimentary Structures.- Theme.- 8 Bedforms and structures in granular sediments.- 8a Bedforms and structures formed by unidirectional water flows.- 8b Further notes on bedform phase diagrams.- 8c Bedforms and structures formed by water waves.- 8d Coarse/fine laminations and graded bedding.- 8e Bedforms and structures formed by air flows.- 8f Bedform lag effects.- 8g Summary.- Further reading.- Appendix 8.1 Notes on bedform theory for water flows.- 9 Bedforms caused by erosion of cohesive sediment.- 9a Water erosion of cohesive beds.- 9b Erosion by tools.- 9c Summary.- Further reading.- 10 Biogenic and organo-sedimentary structures.- 10a Stromatolites.- 10b Trace fossils and deposition rates.- 10c Summary.- Further reading.- 11 Soft sediment deformation structures.- 11a Reduction of sediment strength.- 11b Liquefaction and water escape structures.- 11c Liquefaction and current drag structures.- 11d Diapirism and differential loading structures.- 11e Slides, growth faults and slumps.- 11f Desiccation and syneresis shrinkage structures.- 11g Summary.- Further reading.- Four Environmental and Facies Analysis.- Theme.- 12 Environmental and fades analysis.- 12a Scope and philosophy.- 12b Depositional systems and facies.- 12c Succession, preservation and analysis.- 12d Subsidence, uplift and deposition.- 12e Transgression, regression and diachronism.- 12f Palaeocurrents.- 12g The Holocene.- 12h Basin analysis and plate tectonics.- 12i Summary.- Further reading.- Appendix 12.1 Vector statistics in palaeocurrent analysis.- Five Continental Environments and Facies Analysis.- Theme.- 13 Deserts.- 13a Introduction.- 13b Physical processes and erg formation.- 13c Modern desert facies.- 13d Ancient desert facies.- 13e Summary.- Further reading.- 14 Alluvial fans.- 14a Introduction.- 14b Physical processes.- 14c Modern facies.- 14d Ancient alluvial fan facies.- 14e Summary.- Further reading.- 15 River plains.- 15a Introduction.- 15b Physical processes.- 15c Modern river plain facies.- 15d Ancient river plain facies.- 15e Summary.- Further reading.- Appendices.- 15.1 The helical flow cell.- 15.2 Palaeohydraulics.- 16 Lakes.- 16a Introduction.- 16b Physical and chemical processes.- 16c Modern lake facies.- 16d Ancient lake facies.- 16e Summary.- Further reading.- 17 Glacial environments.- 17a Introduction.- 17b Physical processes.- 17c Pleistocene and modern glacial facies.- 17d Ancient glacial facies.- 17e Summary.- Further reading.- Six Coastal and Shelf Environments and Facies Analysis.- Theme.- 18 Physical processes of coast and shelf.- 18a Introduction.- 18b Wind-generated waves.- 18c Tides and tidal waves.- 18d Summary.- Further reading.- Appendix 18.1 Deep-water wave theory.- 19 Deltas.- 19a Introduction.- 19b Physical processes.- 19c Modern deltaic facies.- 19d Ancient deltaic facies.- 19e Summary.- Further reading.- 20 Estuaries.- 20a Introduction.- 20b Estuarine dynamics.- 20c Modern estuarine facies.- 20d Ancient estuarine facies.- 20e Summary.- Further reading.- 21 Linear clastic shorelines.- 21a Introduction.- 21b Physical processes.- 21c Recent facies of linear clastic shorelines.- 21d Ancient clastic shoreline facies.- 21e Summary.- Further reading.- 22 Clastic shelves.- 22a Introduction.- 22b Shelf dynamics.- 22c Recent shelf facies.- 22d Ancient clastic shelf facies.- 22e Summary.- Further reading.- 23 Carbonate-evaporite shorelines, shelves and basins.- 23a Introduction.- 23b Arid tidal flats and sabkhas.- 23c Humid tidal flats and marshes.- 23d Lagoons and bays.- 23e Tidal delta and spillover oolite sands.- 23f Open carbonate shelves.- 23g Platform margin reefs and buildups.- 23h Platform margin slopes and basins.- 23i Sub-aqueous evaporites.- 23j Summary.- Further reading.- Seven Oceanic Environments and Facies Analysis.- Theme.- 24 Oceanic processes.- 24a Introduction.- 24b Physical processes.- 24c Chemical and biochemical processes.- 24d Surface currents and circulation.- 24e Structure, deep currents and circulation.- 24f Slumps, debris flows and turbidity currents.- 24g Palaeo-oceanography.- 24h Summary.- Further reading.- 25 Clastic oceanic environments.- 25a Introduction.- 25b Continental slopes and rises of passive margins.- 25c Submarine fans and cones.- 25d Abyssal plains.- 25e Trenches and fore-arc basins of active margins.- 25f Summary.- Further reading.- 26 Pelagic oceanic sediments.- 26a Sediment types.- 26b Oceanic facies successions.- 26c Anoxic oceans and oceanic events.- 26d Hypersaline oceans.- 26e Continental outcrops of ancient facies.- 26f Summary.- Further reading.- Eight Diagenesis: Sediment Into Rock.- Theme.- 27 Diagenesis: general considerations.- 27a Definitions.- 27b Subsurface pressure and temperature.- 27c Petrography in diagenetic studies.- 27d Stable isotopes in diagenetic studies 260 27e Eh-pH phase diagrams in diagenetic studies.- 27f Compaction and fluid migration.- 27g Pressure solution.- 27h Diagenetic realms.- 27i Summary.- Further reading.- 28 Terrigenous clastic sediments.- 28a Introduction.- 28b Marine mud diagenesis.- 28c Non-marine mud diagenesis.- 28d Classification of mudrocks.- 28e Near-surface sand diagenesis.- 28f Subsurface sand diagenesis.- 28g Secondary porosity and sandstone diagenesis.- 28h Classification.- Further reading.- 29 Carbonate sediments.- 29a Introduction.- 29b Early meteoric diagenesis.- 29c Early marine diagenesis.- 29d Subsurface diagenesis by formation waters.- 29e Summary of limestone diagenesis.- 29f Models for dolomitisation.- 29g Classification.- 29h Summary.- Further reading.- 30 Evaporites, silica, iron and manganese.- 30a Evaporites.- 30b Silica diagenesis.- 30c Iron minerals.- 30d Manganese.- 30e Summary.- Further reading.- 31 Hydrocarbons.- 31a Introduction.- 31b Coal composition and rank.- 31c Coal-forming environments.- 31d Oil and gas - organic matter, source rock and diagenesis.- 31e Oil and gas migration.- 31f Oil and gas traps and reservoir studies.- 31g Tar sands.- 31h Oil shales.- 31i Summary.- Further reading.- References.