Deltaic sedimentation, including clay mineral deposition patterns, associated with small mountainous rivers and shallow marine embayments of Greece (SE Alpine Europe)

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 940-952

  Poulos, S E ^a   Collins, M B ^a   Shaw, H F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

clay minerals; deltas; Fine grained sediments; Greece

Indexed keywords

CLAY MINERAL; CLAY MINERALS; DELTA SEDIMENT; DELTAIC SEDIMENT; DELTAIC SEDIMENTATION; FINE SEDIMENT; FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT DEPOSITION;

GREECE;

EID: 0030302776     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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