Iron staining of quartz beach sand in southeastern Australia

Journal of Coastal Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 992-999

  Sullivan, Leigh A ^a   Koppi, Tony J ^b  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beach sand; Clay mineralogy; Electron microprobe; Iron staining; Scanning electron microscopy; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

BEACH; IRON OXIDE; QUARTZ; SAND;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0031854515     PISSN: 07490208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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