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Foraminifera and their Applications

Author: Robert Wynn Jones  

A one-stop practical guide to foraminifera with numerous case studies demonstrating their applications, for graduate students, micropalaeontologists and industry professionals.

A one-stop practical guide to foraminifera, containing numerous case studies demonstrating their application to areas such as petroleum geology, mineral exploration and exploitation, engineering geology and environmental science. This is a vital resource for graduate students, micropalaeontologists and professionals across all disciplines and industry settings which make use of foram studies.

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A one-stop practical guide to foraminifera with numerous case studies demonstrating their applications, for graduate students, micropalaeontologists and industry professionals.

A one-stop practical guide to foraminifera, containing numerous case studies demonstrating their application to areas such as petroleum geology, mineral exploration and exploitation, engineering geology and environmental science. This is a vital resource for graduate students, micropalaeontologists and professionals across all disciplines and industry settings which make use of foram studies.

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In a one-stop resource, this book provides a state-of-the-art overview of all aspects of pure and applied forams studies. Building from introductory chapters on the history of foraminiferal research, and research methods, the book then takes the reader through biology, ecology, palaeoecology, biostratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy. This is followed by key chapters detailing practical applications of forams in petroleum geology, mineral geology, engineering geology, environmental science and archaeology. All applications are fully supported by numerous case studies selected from around the world, providing a wealth of real-world data. The book also combines lavish illustrations, including over seventy stunning original picture-diagrams of foraminifera, with comprehensive references for further reading, and online data tables providing additional information on hundreds of foram families and species. Accessible and practical, this is a vital resource for graduate students, academic micropalaeontologists and professionals across all disciplines and industry settings which make use of foram studies.

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Critic Reviews

“"... this volume has been well researched; it is well illustrated and provides an important step between the basic geological and environmental sciences, and it shows well the usefulness of Foraminifera in applied geology ... I would not hesitate to recommend this book ..." Błazej Berkowski, Geologos”

'… this volume has been well researched; it is well illustrated and provides an important step between the basic geological and environmental sciences, and it shows well the usefulness of Foraminifera in applied geology … I would not hesitate to recommend this book …' Błazej Berkowski, Geologos

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About the Author

Robert Wynn Jones has 30 years' experience working as a foraminiferal micropalaeontologist and biostratigrapher in the oil industry, from gaining his PhD in 1982, until his recent retirement from BG Group PLC. Throughout his career, he also maintained an active interest in academic research, producing over 100 publications, which include seven books, among them Applied Palaeontology (Cambridge University Press, 2006) and Applications in Palaeontology: Techniques and Case Studies (Cambridge University Press, 2011). Dr Jones is also the author of a book on the history of London and is an Honorary Scientific Associate of the Natural History Museum in London.

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Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Published
12th December 2013
Pages
401
ISBN
9781107036406

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