Contemporary sedimentation in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Indian Ocean: Interpretation using settling velocity analysis

Sedimentary Geology

Volumn 114, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 109-130

  Kench, Paul S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioclastic sediments; Carbonate sedimentation; Component analysis; Settling velocity analysis

Indexed keywords

BIOCLASTIC SEDIMENT; CARBONATE; CARBONATE SEDIMENTS; DEPOSITION; REEF; REEFS; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; SEDIMENTATION; SETTLING RATE; SETTLING VELOCITY ANALYSIS;

INDIAN OCEAN, COCOS ISLANDS;

EID: 0031408719     PISSN: 00370738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0037-0738(97)00082-1     Document Type: Article

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