HARRIS, P. M., SALLER, A. H. & SIMO, J. A. T. (eds) 1999. Advances in Carbonate Sequence Stratigraphy: Application to Reservoirs, Outcrops, and Models. SEPM Special Publication no. 63. v+421 pp. Tulsa: SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology). Price US $105.50 (SEPM members), US $148.00 (non-members) plus shipping and handling; hard covers. ISBN 1 56576 060 3.

Abstract

Leonid Brezhnev, the former Soviet president, is attributed with having once said that ‘Nothing is more practical than a good theory’. As this book clearly shows sequence stratigraphic theory, despite all its detractors, continues to be a very powerful tool. This book arose from an SEPM research symposium held in Dallas in 1997, and maintains the high reputation of the ‘red book’ series. The book is a compilation of 17 papers and an index. There is an introduction by the editors which consists of a very useful historical review of the topic, as well as a concise summary of each of the following papers. This is an attractive …