The study of sediments and sedimentary rocks continues to be a core topic in the Earth Sciences and this book aims to provide a concise account of their composition, mineralogy, textures, structures, diagenesis and depositional environments. This latest edition is noteworthy for the inclusion of 16 plates with 54 colour photomicrographs of sedimentary rocks in thin-section. These bring sediments to life and show their beauty and colorful appearance down the microscope; they will aid the student enormously in laboratory petrographic work. The text has been revised where necessary and the reference and further reading lists brought up-to-date. New tables have been included to help undergraduates with rock and thin-section description and interpretation. · Introduction: Basic Concepts And Methodology. · Siliciclastic Sediments I: Sandstones, Conglomerates And Breccias. · Siliciclastic Sediments II: Mudrocks. · Limestones. · Evaporites. · Sedimentary Ironstones And Iron-Formations. · Sedimentary Phosphate Deposits. · Coal, Oil Shale And Petroleum. · Cherts And Siliceous Sediments. · Volcaniclastic Sediments.