Comparing 3rd and 4th editions of the Text (by S. Boggs) for Geology 334


Chapters in 4th Edition (2006)
Equivalent Chapters in 3rd Edition (2001)
1. Weathering and Soils
1
2. Transport and Deposition
2
3. Sedimentary Textures
3
4. Sedimentary Structures
4
5. Siliciclastic Sedimentary Rocks
5
6. Carbonate Sedimentary Rocks
6
7. Other Chemical/Biochemical Rocks
7
8. Continental Environments
9
9. Marginal-Marine Environments
10
10. Siliciclastic Marine Environments
11
11. Carbonate and Evaporite Environments
12
12. Lithostratigraphy
13
13. Seismic, Sequence, Magnetic Strat.
14, 15, 16
14. Biostratigraphy
17
15. Chronostratigraphy and Geologic Time
18
16. Basin Analysis, Tectonics and Sed.
19


I cannot guarantee that all the information in the two texts is identical, because I have not cross-checked it in detail. In general however, earlier editions tend to contain at least as much material as later revisions, and I believe that is the case here.