Microfacies of Carbonate Rocks / Springer (PDF)

From the reviews:

My general conclusion is: Flügel achieved a momentous job in newly summarising the huge volume of dispersed data of one type of geological phenomena as preserved in our billion-year (well, approximately!) old stratigraphic record – as evidenced alone by many of the author’s theoretical and practical comparative diagrams and tables. Dear reader, don’t be without this reference handbook, or mini-encyclopaedia! Every geological or Earth science company, college or university and research institute library ought to have a copy.
Karl Wolf
The Australian Geologist, Newsletter, No. 135, p.45-46, June 30, 2005

"Written for upper level undergraduates and graduates and can also be used in research, exploration and production of hydrocarbons and ores. … An appendix presents answers to exercises distributed throughout the text. … It is clear that this work is the result of lifelong research … . new aspects have been added, and up-to-date references and personal communications are used. … A remarkable feature of the book is the abundance of excellent quality illustrations and the lengthy and detailed plate captions." (T. J .A. Reijers, Journal of Sedimentary Research, February, 2005)

"Microfacies is regarded as the total of all sedimentological and paleontological data … . Excellently edited, with 330 figures and 151 plates of the highest quality … the book will be a precious item in a geologist’s collection. … The book is clearly structured and presented. … The book will be invaluable for geologists and geophysicists, both academic and those working in geologic prospection and industry. The wealth of figures is a good basis from which academic teachers can prepare their lectures for graduate students." (Marek Lewandowski, Pure and Applied Geophysics, Vol. 163, 2006)

"This version is a much expanded, up-to-date and very clearly laid out reference work … . There should be copies in every university library and petrology