The monograph offers a comprehensive discussion of the role of evaporites in hydrocarbon generation and trapping. For the first time, diverse knowledge on exploitable salts has been assembled and organized, along with a summary of evaporate karst hazards as well as a summary of exploitative methods and pitfalls in dealing with evaporites in conventional and solution mining. Written by a field specialist in research and exploration, the book presents a comprehensive synthesis of the low temperature realm of evaporite evolution. It is aimed for earth science professionals, sedimentologists, oil and gas explorers, mining geologists, as well as environmental geologists.
- ISBN10 6610716692
- ISBN13 9786610716692
- Publish Date 1 January 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 9 February 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Springer
- Format eBook
- Pages 1041
- Language English