The Great Sand Sea in Egypt

Formation, Dynamics and Environmental Change - a Sediment-analytical Approach

H. Besler

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN:
  9780444529411
• eBook ISBN:
  9780080558967
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Geology & Earth Sciences

The Great Sand Sea in Egypt presents the history of one of the large sand seas in the Sahara, beginning with the sand supply by fluvial transport from partly distant areas and also by local sandstone weathering. It also details sand as carrier of information and shows the possibilities of sedimentary analysis in dealing with such a topic. Simple measurements may supply important information (e.g. salinity measurements). Well known methods can be developed further to answer special questions. A wealth of information can be drawn from especially adapted sedimentological investigations. In the end, bits of information from different analytical sources can be put together to reveal the history of a large sand sea. - Analyzes different geological sources to decipher the history of the Great Sand Sea - Presents the possibilities of sedimentary analysis to interpret the history of an area*Develops well-known methods to further answer special questions

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• The Great Sand Sea in Egypt
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Preface
• Chapter 1 Introduction to the Great Sand Sea
• Chapter 2 Methods of Investigation
• Chapter 3 Topography of the Great Sand Sea
• Chapter 4 The Granulometric Analysis
• Chapter 5 Luminescence Dating
• Chapter 6 Quartz Sand as an Indicator of Humid Periods
• Chapter 7 Heavy-Mineral Analysis
• Chapter 8 Scanning Electron Microscopy
• Chapter 9 The History of the Great Sand Sea Compared to that of Other Active Ergs
• Appendix 1: List of Samples and Their Investigated Parameters
• Appendix 2: Procedure of SEM Feature Analysis and Environmental Composition Exemplified for Sample No. 35/96
• References
• Index