Clay Sedimentology, 1989

Clay Sedimentology is a comprehensive textbook divided into six parts: - clay minerals and weathering - clay sedimentation on land - origin and behaviour of clay minerals and associated minerals in transitional environments (estuaries, deltas) and shallow-sea environments - diverse origins of clay in the marine environment - post-sedimentary processes intervening during early and late diagenesis - use of clay stratigraphic data for the reconstruction of past climate, marine circulation, tectonics, and other paleogeographical aspects. A basic idea on most topics dealing with sedimentary clays is presented and controversial data and uncertainties from the frontiers of knowledge are discussed.

I Clay Minerals and Weathering.- 1 Clay Minerals.- 2 Clay Formation through Weathering.- II Clay Sedimentation on Land.- 3 Deserts, Glaciers, Rivers.- 4 Lacustrine Clay Sedimentation.- III From Land to Sea.- 5 Estuaries and Deltas.- 6 Clay Sorting and Settling in the Ocean.- 7 Aeolian Input.- 8 Terrigenous Supply in the Ocean.- IV Clay Genesis in the Sea.- 9 Alkaline, Evaporative Environment.- 10 Ferriferous Clay Granules and Facies.- 11 Organic Environment.- 12 Metalliferous Clay in Deep Sea.- 13 Hydrothermal Environment.- V Clay Diagenesis.- 14 Early Processes.- 15 Depth of Burial.- 16 Tectonic, Lithologic and Hydrothermal Constraints.- VI Clay Stratigraphy and Paleoenvironment.- 17 Paleoclimate Expression.- 18 Paleocirculation and Tectonics.- 19 Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction.- 20 Clay and Geodynamics.- References.