Differentiating fluvio-marine depositional environments in the Nile Delta using textural and compositional components

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 599-618

  Frihy, O E ^a   El Askary, M A ^c   Deghidy, E M ^b   Moufaddal, W M ^b  

^a Coastal Research Institute ^*  (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; MARINE SEDIMENT; TEXTURE;

EGYPT;

EID: 0033117053     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-5362(99)00034-2     Document Type: Article

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