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Alunskifferutredningen: Alunskiffer. Utredning från Statens industriverk (SIND PM 1978:2–3; den senare under titel “Underlagsmaterial Geologi” av I. Hessland och G. Armands). ISSN 0346-573x; ISBN 91-38-04012-3 (302 s.), 91-38-04013-1 (146+94+41 s.) Stockholm 1978. Reviewed by Anders Martinsson

Books: Johnson, A. M., 1977: Styles of folding. (Devlopments in geotectonics 11.) 406 pp. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Price US $ 49.95; Sw. Kr. 367.—. Reviewed by Ove Stephansson

Lomnitz, C. & Rosenblueth, E. (eds.), 1976: Seismic risk and engineering decisions. 425 pp., 230 figs., 24 tables. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Dfl. 45.95; Sw. Kr. 341.—. Reviewed by Markus Båth

Walter, M.R. (ed.), 1976: Stromatolites. 790 pp. Elsevier, Amsterdam. ISBN 0-444-41376-6. Price US $ 99.95; Sw. Kr. 688.—. Reviewed by Anders Martinsson

Hobst, L. & Zajic, J., 1977: Anchoring in rock. 390 pp. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Price US $ 39.95; Sw. Kr. 300.—. Reviewed by Bengt Ludvig

Låg, J., 1976: Jordarter, jordsmonn og landskap i farger. 99 pp., 5 textfig., 154 colour photographs. Landbruksforlaget, Oslo. ISBN 82-529-0146-8. Reviewed by Jan Lundqvist

Mladeck, M. H., 1976: Røntgenkrystallografi. 172 pp. Universitetsforlaget, Oslo. Price N. Kr. 48.—.: Mladek, M. H., 1976: Mineralidentifikasjon ved røntgenmetoder. 148 pp. Universitetsforlaget, Oslo. Price N. Kr. 48.—. Reviewed by Bengt Lindqvist

Elder, John, 1976: The bowels of the Earth. 222 pp. Oxford University Press, London. Price £6.—; Sw. Kr. 102.—. Reviewed by Ove Stephansson

Guarascio, M., David, M. & Huijbregts, C. (eds.), 1976: Advanced geostatistics in the mining industry. D. Reidel, Amsterdam. Price US $ 39.50; Sw. Kr. 297.—. Reviewed by Tom K. Ekström

Lauterbach, R. (ed.), 1977: Physik der Erdkruste: Ergebnisse geophysikalischer Forschung von Erdkruste und Erdmantel. 248 pp., 66 figs., 6 tables. Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart. Price DM 47.—; Sw. Kr. 182.—. Reviewed by Svend Saxov

Füchtbauer, H. & Müller, G., 1977: Sedimente und Sedimentgesteine. Sediment-Petrologic, II. XVI + 784 pp. 2nd edition. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart. ISBN 3 510 65076 X. Price (paperback) DM 88.—; Sw. Kr. 326.—. Reviewed by Anders Martinsson

Engelhardt, Wolfvon, 1977: The origin of sediments and sedimentary rocks. 359 pp., 134 figs., 55 tables. 2nd revised edition. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart. ISBN 3-510-65077-8. Price DM 98.—; Sw. Kr. 359.—. Reviewed by Björn Sundquist

Seilacher, A. (ed.), 1976: Palökologie. Zentralblatt für Geologie und Paläontologie II. Paläontologie. Jahrgang 1976 (5/6), 203–494. E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart. Price DM 98.80; Sw. Kr. 363.—. Reviewed by Anders Martinsson

Whitaker, J. H. McD., 1977: A guide to the geology around Steitisfjord, Ringerike. 56 pp., 31 figs. Universitetsforlaget, Oslo. ISBN 82-00-05013-0. Price Sw. Kr. 57.—. Reviewed by Erik Åhman

Sumner, J.S., 1976: Principles of induced polarization for geophysical exploration. [Developments in economic geology 5.] 277 pp. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Price Dfl. 70.—; Sw. Kr. 248.—. Reviewed by Svend Saxov

David, M., 1977: Geostatislical ore reserve estitmation. Developments in Geomathematics 2. 364 pp. + XX. Elsevier, Amsterdam. Price US $ 39.75; Sw. Kr. 298.—. Reviewed by R. A. Reyment

Lehman, U., 1977: Paläontologisches Wörterbuch. VIII + 440 pp., 112 figs., 3 tables. Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart. ISBN 3 432 83572 8. Price DM 18.80; Sw. Kr. 80.—. Reviewed by Jan Bergström

Strübel, G., 1977: Mineralogie, Grundlagen und Methoden. VIII+427 pp., 262 figs., 19 tables. Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart. ISBN 3-432-88926-6. Price DM 24.80; Sw. Kr. 102.—. Reviewed by Erik Åhman

Usdowski, H.-E., 1975: Fraktionierung der Spurenelemente bei der Kristallisation. 103 pp., 42 figs. Springer, Berlin. Price US $ 12.90; Sw. Kr. 121.—. Reviewed by Bengt Lindqvist

Lehmann, Ulrich, 1976: Ammoniten: ihr Leben und ihre Umwelt. 172 pp. Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart. ISBN 3-432-8853 1-8. Price (bound) DM 69.—; Sw. Kr. 265.—. Reviewed by Anders Martinsson