Clay-mineral suites, sources, and inferred dispersal routes: Southern California continental shelf

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 79-102

  Hein, James R ^a   Dowling, Jennifer S ^a   Schuetze, Anthony ^b   Lee, Homa J ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clay minerals; Dispersal routes; River sediments; Shelf sediments; Source areas; Southern California

Indexed keywords

SEDIMENTS; STORMS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

FINE-GRAINED SEDIMENTS;

CLAY MINERALS;

ALUMINUM SILICATE; CHLORITE; ILLITE; MANGANESE; MINERAL; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CLAY; DISPERSAL; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; MINERALOGY; PROVENANCE; SHELF SEDIMENT; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

ARTICLE; CLAY; CONTINENTAL SHELF; EL NINO; MINERALOGY; RIVER BASIN; SAMPLE; SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WINTER; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CALIFORNIA; CALIFORNIA SHELF; PACIFIC OCEAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037410933     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-1136(02)00326-4     Document Type: Article

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