Residual soil mineralogy and dune subdivision, swan coastal plain, Western Australia

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-44

  Bastian, L V ^a,b  

^a Chemistry Centre Western Australia   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aeolian sands; Dunes; Heavy minerals; Pleistocene; Residual soils; Swan coastal plain

Indexed keywords

AEOLIAN DEPOSIT; DUNE; HEAVY MINERAL; PLEISTOCENE; PLEISTOCENE DEPOSIT; RESIDUAL SOIL; SAND;

AUSTRALIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, SWAN COASTAL PLAIN;

EID: 0029752205     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099608728233     Document Type: Article

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