Description
Edited by Emrys Phillips and John Menzies
Micromorphology: A practical guide to the microscale analysis of glacial sediments and processes is a guide to the techniques used to investigate the often-complex sedimentary record left behind by glaciers and former ice sheets. The first part of the book provides guidance on sample collection and the preparation of thin sections, followed by a clear description of how to describe glacial sediments under the microscope. This not only includes an introduction to mineralogy and the range of microtextures and microstructures seen under the microscope, but also detailed instruction on applying a range of techniques which can be used in the microscale digital analysis of glacial sediments. The second part of the book uses detailed case studies to show how micromorphology can be used in glacial sedimentology and sediment provenance, as well as understanding glacial and periglacial processes such as soft-sediment deformation, the evolution of sediment-filled hydrofractures and the formation of subglacial tills. This book provides students and researchers with a clear and accessible guide to the microscale analysis of glacial sediments to aid their understanding of periglacial and subglacial to ice-marginal processes.
CONTENTS
1. Introduction (E. Phillips & J. Menzies)
2. History of Research (J.J.M. van der Meer & J. Menzies)
3. Field sampling and sampling strategy (J.J.M. van der Meer & J. Menzies)
4. Sample processing and thin section preparation (J. Menzies, A. Palmer, J. Rice)
5. An introduction to mineralogy (E. Phillips)
6. Description of glacial sediments in thin section (A. Gehrmann, J.Menzies, H. Hüneke, J. Brumme)
7. Image analysis (J.W. Crompton, K.G. Wagner, D.D. Hansen)
8. Micromorphology of glacilacustrine sediment (A. Palmer)
9. Mineralogy and Provenance (J. Lee, M. Pearson, E. Phillips)
10. Sedimentation during gravity driven mass movement flow deposits (B. Reinardy)
11. Frost action and diagenesis in glacigenic and derived sediments (B. Van Vliet-Lanoë)
12. Sediment-filled hydrofracture systems in glacial environments (E. Phillips, J.J.M. van der Meer)
13. Soft-sediment deformation at the macro- and microscale (E. Phillips)
14. Subglacial tills, deformation and processes (E. Phillips, J. Menzies, J.J.M. van der Meer)
15. Applications to exploration in glaciated terrain (R.C. Paulen, J.M. Rice, B. McClenaghan)
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