Applied Stratigraphix

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I first read Greg Retallack's work on paleosols (https://www.amazon.com/Colour-Guide-Paleosols-Gregory-Retallack/dp/0471967114) as an undergrad back in 2000. I was working on a fluvial stratigraphy project on vertebrate fossil sites in the Siwaliks of Pakistan at the time and his work out there was super useful.

Now as a Uranium exploration geologist working on multiple fluvial successions across the US (Morrison, Chinle, Wasatch, Battle Spring, Fort Union, and Wind River), his work on paleosols (https://www.amazon.com/Soils-Past-Gregory-J-Retallack/dp/0632053763) is more relevant than ever, as most Uranium deposits are hosted in sandstone-filled channels that cut across poorly drained paleosols.