Calcretes (Reprint Series Volume 2 of the IAS)

Calcretes are an important component of many ancient fluvial, lacustrine and shallow-marine carbonate sequences, and they arewidely developed in many parts of the world at the present time. Calcretes are useful to the earth scientist involved inreconstructing ancient environments, palaeoclimates andpalaeographics, and they may also reveal details of soil biota andchemistry. Over the last two decades the journalSedimentology has published a number of articles on thissubject and a compilation of them is presented here. In addition tothe five main sections, this volume also includes an introductionto the subject that offers a review of recent work on calcretes. The collection of papers illustrates the range of calcreteoccurrences and the great variety of textures and fabrics. Thisvolume is authored and edited by experts and will serve as morethan an introduction to the subject for geologists, soil scientistsand geographers. If you are a member of the International Association ofSedimentologists, for purchasing details, please see: http://www. iasnet. org/publications/details. asp? code=RP2