This fully revised & updated edition introduces the reader to sedimentology & stratigraphic principles & provides tools for the interpretation of sediments & sedimentary rocks The processes of formation transport & deposition of sediment are considered & then applied to develop conceptual models for the full range of sedimentary environments from deserts to deep seas & reefs to rivers Different approaches to using stratigraphic principles to date & correlate strata are also considered in order to provide a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of sedimentology & stratigraphy The text & figures are designed to be accessible to anyone completely new to the subject & all of the illustrative material is provided in an accompanying CD-ROM High-resolution versions of these images can also be downloaded from the companion website for this book at wwwwileycomgonicholssedimentology