Transport equivalence of cassiterite and its application to stream sediment surveys for heavy minerals

Journal of Geochemical Exploration

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 47-57

  Fletcher, W K ^a   Loh, C H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Minerals and Geoscience Department Malaysia   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASSITERITE; GEOCHEMICAL EXPLORATION; MINERAL EXPLORATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAM SEDIMENT;

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HYDRAULICS; MASS TRANSFER; SEDIMENTS; SURFACE WATERS; TIN COMPOUNDS;

ACCUMULATIONS; CASSITERITE; HEAVY MINERALS; PIT TRAPS; STREAM BEDS; TRANSPORT EQUIVALENCE;

OXIDE MINERALS;

EID: 0029666670     PISSN: 03756742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0375-6742(95)00049-6     Document Type: Article

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