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POTTER, P. E., MAYNARD, J. B. & DEPETRIS, P. J. 2005. Mud & Mudstones. Introduction and Overview.

xi + 298 pp. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York: Springer-Verlag. Price Euros 79.95 (+ VAT at local rate), SFr 135.50, £61.50, US $89.95 (hard covers). ISBN 3 540 22157 3.

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The book Mud and Mudstones is a fairly comprehensive outline and assessment of fine-grained argillaceous rocks and sediments. The authors have aimed it at a broad audience including undergraduate geology and engineering students, but in particular for those professionals who require an introduction to this important and diverse aspect of the geological sciences.

The book is subdivided into nine chapters, a set of appendices and a glossary of terms useful to the study of muddy sediments and rocks, for the non-specialist. Included within each chapter is text within specific boxes, which have been used to expand . . . [Full Text of this Article]