Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks.(Book Review)

Geoscience Canada | September 1, 2005| | Copyright

Encyclopedia of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks Edited by Gerard V. Middleton Kluwer Academic Publishers P. O. Box 17, 3300 AA Dordrecht, The Netherlands 2003, 928p., US$390.00, hardbound ISBN 1-4020-0872-4

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