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Geochemistry of Sediments and Sedimentary Rocks: Evolutionary Considerations to Mineral Deposit Environments. Geological Association of Canada. GeoText 4. D. R. Lentz, Editor. Pp. 184. 2003. ISSN 1208-2260 ISBN 0-919216-76-5. Price US$80.00 outside Canada, CAN$80 in Canada; members US$55/CAN$55 (hard cover).

"As we further integrate basin analysis with detailed geochemical, radiogenic and stable isotope studies and increase our understanding of the distribution of key elements within sediments, no doubt our understanding of metal sources and genetic processes responsible for sedimentary ore deposits will increase." With these words, volume editor David Lentz summarizes his rationale for the GeoText 4 volume of the Geological Association of Canada. Prior to any other comment, I must first admit that I only got through the full meaning of this statement after having penetrated deeply into the book. Albeit part of the reason for this may result from my lack of expertise in many of the issues covered therein, I believe that my skepticism was mostly due to underestimation of the fundamental contributions that the application of geochemical techniques to sedimentary rocks can provide to our understanding of ore-forming processes and settings. I feel I may not be alone among economic geologists concerning this particular pitfall. That is why I definitively give this book a strong recommendation.

The volume consists of a collection of 11 independent papers, all but one written by individual authors. All authors are acknowledged authorities in their particular fields of research, and thus each paper is a comprehensive review of the current state of knowledge of the various research topics. Collectively, the book reviews an impressive body of published literature. In addition, most papers have been complemented with case studies that often rely on the rich personal experience of their authors. The book is well written and well structured, the sequence of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]