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Petroleum Economics and Offshore Mining Legislation. A. P. H. VAN M eurs.
Sedimentografia-Atlante fotografico delle Strutture Primarie dei Sedimenti. F ranco R icci L ucchi.
Le Dolomiti. Geologia dei Monti tra Isarco e Piave. P. L eonardi.
Sedimente und Sedimentgesteine (Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks). H. F ücht-bauer and G erman M üller.
Geochronology of Phanerozoic Orogenic Belts—Eclogae Geol. Helv. , 63(1). E. J äger , M. G rünenfelder and R. H erb (Editors).
Physical Processes of Sedimentation. J. R. L. A llen .
African Magmatism and Tectonics. T. N. C lifford and I. G. G ass (Editors).
Les Formations sèdimentaires tertiaires et quaternaires de la Cuvette tchadienne et les Sols qui en dèrivent (Mèm. O.R.S.T.O.M. , 43). J. P ias.
Flysch Sedimentology in Northern America. J. L ajoie (Editor).
Development of the Northern Apennines Geosyncline. G. S estini (Editor).
Ancient Sedimentary Environments. richard C. selley.
Introductory Petrography of Fossils. A S. horowitz and P. E. potter     

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Pyroclastic Rocks , by R. V. Fisher and H.-U. Schmincke.
Hydrodynamics and Sedimentation in Wave-dominated Coastal Environments , ed. by B. Greenwood and R. A. Davis (Jr).
Modelus Deposicionales Carbonaticos , by Albert V. Carozzi.
Paleozoic Salt Bearing Formations of the World , by Michail A. Zharkov.
Carbonate Sands—Core Workshop , ed. by P. M. Harris.
Archaean and Proterozoic Basins of the Pilbara, Western Australia: Evolution and Mineralization Potential , ed. by J. R. Muhling, D. I. Groves and T. S. Blake.     

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Principles of Lithogenesis, 2. , N. M. STRAKHOV (English translation by J. PAUL FITZSIMMONS, edited by S. I. TOMKIEFF and J. S. HEMINGWAY).
The New Concepts of Continental Margin Sedimentation-A.G.I. Short Course Lecture Notes, Philadelphia, 7–9 November, 1969. D. J. STANLEY (Convener); J. R. CURRAY, G. V. MIDDLETON, D. J. STANLEY, and D. J. P. SWIFT (Lecturers).
Manual of Sedimentary Structures. C. E. B. CONYBEARE and K. A. W. CROOK.
Methods for the Study of Sedimentary Structures. ARNOLD H. BOUMA.     

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The North-West European Shelf Seas: the Sea-Bed and the Sea in Motion. I. Geology and Sedimentology , Ed. by F. T. Banner, M. B. Collins and K. S. Massie.
A Dynamic Stratigraphy of the British Isles, a Study of Crustal Evolution, by R. Anderton, P. H. Bridges, M. R. Leeder and B. W. Selwood.
The Caledonides of the British Isles—Reviewed , ed. by A. L. Harris, C. H. Holland and B. E. Leake.
The Caledonides in the U.S.A. , ed. by D. R. Wones.
Magnetic Stratigraphy of Sediments , Benchmark Papers in Geology, 54, Ed. by James P. Kennett.
Hypersaline Brines and Evaporitic Environments , Developments in Sedimentology, 28, Ed. by A. Nissenbaum.     

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Deltas: Processes and Models of Deposition for Exploration , 2nd ed., by J. M. Coleman.
Sedimentation and Tectonics in Alluvial Basins , ed. by A. D. Miall.
Holocene Marine Sedimentation in the North Sea Basin , ed. by S.-D. Nio, R. T. E. Shüttenhelm and Tj. C. E. van Weering.     

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Moraines and Varves. Origin/Genesis/Classification, Ed. by Ch. Schlüchter. A. A. Balkema
Growth Conditions of Manganese Nodules , by D. Heye.
Surficial Sediments of the English Channel (Map) , by the Bureau de Recherches
The Global Carbon Cycle . Report No. 13 of the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE), Ed. by B. Bolin, E. T. Degens, P. Ketner & S. Kempe.
Modelling of Rivers , Ed. by Hsieh Wen Shen
Petroleum Geochemistry and Geology , by John M.
The Chemistry of Soil Constituents , Ed. D. J. Greenland and M. H. B. Hayes.
The Study of Carbonaceous Substances in Geological Formations ('Contribution A 1'Etude de I'Evolution des substances carbonCes dans les formations g6o- logiques'), Documents du B.R.G.M. No. 6, By Jean- Paul Ragot.
The Ocean Basins and Margins , Vol. 4B: The Western Mediterrmean, Ed. by A. E. M. Nairn, W. H. Kanes & F. G. Stehli.
Journal of Structural Geology , Vol. I, No. 1.
Inkohlung und Geothermik. Beziehungen zwischen Inkohlung, Illit-Diagenese, Kohlenwasserstoff- Fiihrung und Geothermik. (Coalification and Geothermics. Relationship Between Coalification, Illite Crystallinity, Hydro- carbon Content and Geothermics.) A special issue of the periodical Fortschritte in der Geologie volt Rheinland und Westfalen, Vol. 27, Geologisches Landesamt     

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Sedimentary Dynamics of Continental Shelves , ed. by C. A. Nittrouer.
Soils and Landforms. An Integration of Geomorphology and Pedology , by A. J. Gerrard.
The Deep Sea Drilling Project: a decade of progress , ed. by J . E. Warme, R. G. Douglas and E. L. Winterer.
Geomorphological Techniques , ed. by Andrew Goudie, with M. Anderson, T. Burt, J. Lewin, K. Richards, B. Whalley, P. Worsley.
Computer Applications in the Earth Sciences-update of the 70s , by D. F. Merriam.
Deep-water Clastic Sediments: a Core Workshop , ed. by C. T. Siemers, R. W. Tillman and C. R. Williamson.     

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Memoirs of an Unrepentant Field Geologist , by F.J. Pettijohn.
Ichnology: the Use of Trace Fossils in Sedimentology and Stratigraphy , by A. A. Ekdale, R. G. Bromley and S. G. Pemberton.
Platform Margin and Deep Water Carbonates , by H. E. Cook, A. C. Hine and H. T. Mullins.
Tills and Related Deposits: Genesis/Petrology/Application/Stratigraphy , ed. by E.B.Evenson.
Atlas of Sedimentary Rocks under the Microscope , by A. E. Adams, W. S. Mackenzie and C. Guilford.
Geomagnetism of Baked Clays and Recent Sediments , by K. M. Creer, P. Tucholka and C. E. Barton     

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Ground Wcter Problems . E. E riksson , Y. G ustafson and K. N ilsson (Editors).
Geochemie der Sedimente . E. T. D egens .
Current Ripples—Their Relation to Patterns of Water and Sediment Motion . J. R. L. A llen .
"Meteor" Forschtrngsergebnisse, Reihe C, 1. GeoIogie und Geophysik . E. S eibold und H. C loss
Tertiary Sea-Level Fluctuations . W. F. T anner (Editor).
Amphibotes . W. G . E rnst .
Introduction to Paleolimnology — Developments in Sedimentology , 11. C.C. R eeves J r.     

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(1) Geological Maps: Solution and Interpretation by T. Bolton.
(2) Four Dimensional Analysis of Geological Maps: Techniques of Interpretation by Clive A. Boulter, John Wile
(3) Geological Structures and Maps by R. J. Lisle.
(4) Interpretation of Geological Maps by B. C. M. Butler and J. D. Bell.
(5) Surveying and Mapping for Field Scientists by William krchie, Michael Wood, Robert Wright and David Tait.
(6) Field Hydrogeology by R. Brassington.
Physical Principles of Remote Sensing by W. C. Rees.     

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Marine Geology of Korean Seas , by S. K. Chough.
Coastal Research: UK Perspectives , ed. by Malcolm W. Clark.
Principles of Sedimentary Basin Analysis , by Andrew D. Miall.
Quaternary Paleoclimatology—Methods of Paleoclimatic Reconstruction , by R. S. Bradley.
Le secteur occidental de la Baie du Mont-Saint-Michel Morphologie, Sédimentologie et Cartographie de I'Estran , by B. Caline.
Catchment Experiments in Fluvial Geomorphology , ed. by T. P. Burt and D. E. Walling.
Quaternary Geology of Lake Zurich: an Interdisciplinary Investigation by Deep-Lake Drilling , ed. by K. J. Hsü and K. R. Kelts.     

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A critique of the first volume of the Geological Conservation Review, by Douglas A. Bassett,
The Practical Fossil Finder by S. Parker.
Principles of Stratigraphic Analysis by H. Blart, W. B. N. Berry and S. Brande.
Crustal Evolution and Orogeny by S. P. H. Sychanthavong (ed.). A. A. Balkema, 1990.
Collins Dictionary of Geology by D. Farris Lapidus and I. Winstanley. Collins, 1990.
Glacial Indicator Tracing by R. Kujansuu and M. Saarnisto (eds). A. A. Balkema, 1990. ISBN 90 6191 857 X (hardback) U6.50, 252 pp.     

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Causes of Evolution: A Paleontological Perspective by R. M. Ross and W. D. Allmon (eds).
Geology of Construction Materials by J. E. Prentice. Chapman & Hall, 1990.
Dinosaur Systematics: Approaches and Perspectives by Kenneth Carpenter and Philip J. Currie (eds).
An Introduction to Seismological Research: History and Development by Benjamin F. Howell.
Geological Maps: An Introduction by Alex Malman.     

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Loess in China , by Tungsheng Liu
The Namib Sand Sea: Dune Forms, Processes and Sediments , by N. Lancaster, A. A. Balkema
Arid Zone Geomorphology , ed. by D. S. G. Thomas
Hydrogeology , ed. by W. Back, J. S. Rosenshein, and P. R. Seaber
Stratigraphy, Composition and Environment of Deposition of the Whangai Formation and Associated Late Cretaceous-Paleocene Rocks, Eastern North Island, New Zealand , by P. R. Moore
Systematics and Taxonomic Approaches in Palaeobotany , by R. A. Spicer and B. A. Thomas
Ostracoda in the Earth Sciences , ed. by P. De Decker, J. P. Colin, and J. P. Peypouquet
Chinese Sedimentary Basins , ed. by X. Zhu
Triassic-Jurassic Rifting: Continental Breakup and the Origin of the Atlantic Ocean and Passive Margins , ed. by W. Manspeizer
Controls on Carbonate Platform and Basin Development , ed. by P. D. Crevello, J. L. Wilson, J. F. Sarg, and J. F. Read
Burial Diagenesis , ed. by I. E. Hutcheon
Evolution of the mid-Cretaceous Triad Platform Carbonates, Phosphatic Sediments, Pelagic Carbonates along the Northern Tethys Margin , by K. B. Follmi
Perspectives on Biogeochemistry , by E. T. Degens
Physical Principles of Sedimentology: A Readable Textbook for Beginners and Experts , by K. J. Hsü     

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INTRODUCTION TO METAMORPHIC TEXTURES AND MICROSTRUCTURES . By A. J. Barker. Blackie, Glasgow, 1989.
ECLOGITE FACIES ROCKS . Edited by D. A. Carswell. Blackie, Glasgow, 1990.
EVOLUTION OF METAMORPHIC BELTS . Edited by J. S. Daly, R. A. Cliff & B. W. D. Yardley.
AN INTRODUCTION TO METAMORPHIC PETROLOGY . By B. W. D. Yardley.     

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Sedimentary Cover—North American Craton: US
The Geology of North America, Vol. D-2, ed. by L. L. Sloss
Thermal History of Sedimentary Basins: Methods and Case Histories, ed. by N. D. Naeser and T. H. McCulloh
Origin and Migration of Subsurface Sedimentary Brines, SEPM Short Course No. 21, by J. S. Hanor
Evaporites and Hydrocarbons, ed. by B. C. Schreiber.
Phanerozoic Ironstones, ed. by T. P. Young and W. E. G. Taylor.
Green Marine Clays, ed. by G. S. Odin
Siliceous Sedimentary Rock-Hosted Ores and Petroleum, ed. by J. R. Hein.
Neodymium Isotope Geochemistry, by D. J. DePaolo
The Beginning of the Age of Dinosaurs. Faunal Change across the Triassic-Jurassic Boundary, ed. by K. Padian.
Basics of Physical Stratigraphy and Sedimentology, by W. J. Fritz and J. N. Moore.
Techniques in Sedimentology, ed. by Maurice Tucker
The Physics of Sediment Transport by Wind and Water, a Collection of Hallmark Papers by R. A. Bagnold, ed. by C. R. Thorne, R. C. MacArthur and J. B. Bradley
Siliceous Deposits of the Tethys and Pacific Regions, ed. by J. R. Hein and J. Obradovic
Diagenesis I and Diagenesis II, ed. by G. V. Chilingarian and K. H. Wolf.
Continental Shelves, ed. by H. Postma and J. J. Zijlstra.
Modern Planktonic Foraminifera, by Ch. Hermleben, M. Spindler and O. R. Anderson
Sedimente und Sedimentgesteine (4th edn), ed. by H. Füchtbauer     

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UPDATE: The Quaternary Ice Age (with particular reference to Britain) by Murray Gray.
Intermediate Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists by R.B.G. Williams.
Reservoir Sandstones by Robert R. Berg.
The Penguin Guide to the Landscape of England and Wales by P. Coones and J. Patten.
Perspectives on a Dynamic Earth by T. R. Paton.
An Excursion Guide to the Geology of the Isle of Skye by B.R. Bell and J.W. Harris.     

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Applied Sedimentology, by Richard C. Selley
Geology of High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal: An Introduction. by I. S. Roxburgh
Sedimentation in a Synorogenic Basin Complex: The Upper Carboniferous of Northwest Europe, ed. by B. M. Besly and G. Kelling
Low Temperature Metamorphism, ed. by M. Frey
Modern Sedimentation in the Coastal and Nearshore Zones of China, ed. by Ren
Evaporite Basins, ed. by T. M. Peryt
Holocene Reefs of Bermuda, by Alan Logan
Seabed Pockmarks and Seepages. Impact on Geology, Biology and the Marine Environment, by M. Hovland and A. G. Judd
Paleopalynology, by Alfred Traverse
Fan Deltas: Sedimentology and Tectonic Setting, ed. by W. Nemec & R. J. Steel     

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A Guide to Remote Sensing: Interpreting Images of the Earth by S. A. Drury.
Global Tectonics by Philip Kearey and Frederick J. Vine.
Crystals by Ian F. Mercer.
Rocks, Minerals and Fossils of the World by Chris Pellant and Roger Phillips.
Minerals of the English Lake District-Caldbeck Fells by M. P. Cooper and C. J. Stanley.
A Field Excursion Guide to the Geology of Mallorca by H. C. Jenkyns, B. W. Sellwood and L. Pomar.     

The reliability of earth slopes

Methods recommended for calculating the probability of failure of earth slopes, as distinct from factor of safety, are discussed. In particular the ‘Level II’ and ‘Level II’ approaches as defined by the Joint Committee of Structural Safety (J.C.S.S.) are referred to; these are set forth in C.I.R.I.A. Report No. 63¹ and attention is drawn to the contributions therein by M. J. Baker and M. Horne, and to how these considerations affect this particular problem. The mechanical model used throughout is Bishop's simplified method².