Transport and deposition of cassiterite by a Malaysian stream

Journal of Sedimentary Research

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 763-775

  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; DEPOSITION; MOBILIZATION; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; STREAM SEDIMENT;

MALAYSIA;

FLOODS; GOLD DEPOSITS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MINERALS; PLACERS; SHEAR FLOW; SHEAR STRESS; STREAM FLOW;

CRITICAL SHEAR STRESS; DIFFERENT SIZES; EQUIVALENT SIZE; FLUVIAL CHANNELS; HEAVY MINERALS; HYDRAULIC EQUIVALENCE; NATURAL SEDIMENTS; PLACER DEPOSITS;

SEDIMENTS;

EID: 0031445010     PISSN: 15271404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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