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Andrew D. Miall is a Canadian geologist and sedimentologist whose work focuses on how rivers and other flowing-water systems build sedimentary deposits. He is associated with the use of channel architecture and facies analysis to interpret fluvial strata, linking outcrop observations to the history of sedimentary basins. Miall is also the author of Principles of Sedimentary Basin Analysis, a reference work used in geology education and research.
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What field does Andrew D. Miall specialize in?
Andrew D. Miall is a Canadian sedimentologist whose work focuses heavily on fluvial depositional systems. He studies how rivers and related environments leave sedimentary records in geological basins.
Which book made Andrew Miall especially well known for fluvial geology?
The Geology of Fluvial Deposits, published by Springer in 1996, is one of his best-known books. The volume is about 582 pages and covers sedimentary facies, basin analysis, and petroleum-geology applications.
What is Principles of Sedimentary Basin Analysis?
It is a major textbook by Andrew D. Miall covering how sedimentary basins form and how their deposits are interpreted. The third edition was published by Springer in 1999.
What does fluvial depositional research examine?
It examines deposits created by rivers, including channels, bars, floodplains, and related sediment bodies. Miall's 1981 work Analysis of Fluvial Depositional Systems helped formalize this style of interpretation.
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