Investigation of the controls on dune colour in the Namib Sand Sea using mineral magnetic analyses

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 152, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 187-201

  Walden, John ^a   White, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Color; Dunes; Environmental analysis; Iron minerals; Magnetic properties; Namib Desert

Indexed keywords

COLOUR; DUNE; HAEMATITE; MAGNETIC PROPERTIES; REMOTE SENSING; SAND;

NAMBIA, NAMIB SAND SEA;

EID: 0031420515     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0012-821x(97)00154-4     Document Type: Article

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