Global sedimentology of the ocean : an interplay between geodynamics and paleoenvironment /
Christian M. Robert.
- 1st ed.
- Oxford, UK : Elsevier, 2009.
- ix, 487 p. : ill., maps ;
- Developments in marine geology, .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Generalities: Introduction ; Generalities : geodynamics of the ocean -- Major types of sedimentary basins in oceans history: Rift systems ; Intraplate basins ; Crustal fissure systems ; Mature oceans in a context of plate divergence ; Aulacogens ; Oceans in a context of plate convergence ; Basins in a context of plate collision -- Formation and transformation of oceanic sediments: Terrigenous sediments ; Biogenic sediments ; Organic sediments ; Hydrogenous sediments.