Download or read book Principles of Chemical Sedimentology written by Robert A. Berner and published by McGraw-Hill Companies. This book was released on 1971 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Review of physical chemistry. Ion activities in natural waters. Calcium carbonate chemistry in surface waters. Evaporite formation. Diagenetic processes. Diagenetic redox reactions in the system C-N-S-H-O. Diagenesis of Ca-Mg carbonates. Formation and alteration of silica and clay minerals. Diagenesis of iron minerals.